as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
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Recent Examples of stick around
Most of the main contenders fly in for the Gothams, and many stick around to get some extra campaigning in.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
Carlo was found murdered in 1992, but Christopher stuck around as Mortimer, who passed for his brother with aid from Carlo’s widow, Alex Olanov (Tonja Walker).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Don't expect the cold to stick around too much longer.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Condiments especially tend to stick around well after their shelf life is over.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
Carlo was found murdered in 1992, but Christopher stuck around as Mortimer, who passed for his brother with aid from Carlo’s widow, Alex Olanov (Tonja Walker).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Don't expect the cold to stick around too much longer.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Condiments especially tend to stick around well after their shelf life is over.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for stick around
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick around
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Meanwhile, as rescuers remain focused on nursing the Muddy River's wildlife back to health, officials are continuing their investigation into the cause of the spill.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the wake of Friday's news, TikTok content creators are wasting no time advising followers to find them on other platforms, as the social media app's future remains murky.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Always evolving, Mima isn’t content with staying the same.WWD, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Focus Attention on You: Train your dog to walk on a short leash, stay by your side, and ignore strangers unless invited to say hello.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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When a sports team loses, its fans don’t hang around for the postgame show.Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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And the things that aren’t done can hang around forever, right?Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Viktoriya Gonzales was among the parents who waited anxiously near the school for hours to be reunited with their children.Annie Correal, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu, for his part, chose to delay ending the war’s intense phase, waiting instead for the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in the hope of a Republican victory.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20around. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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