stick by
phrasal verb
stuck by; sticking by; sticks by
: to continue to support or be loyal to (someone or something)
The troops stuck by their general to the end.
I promised to support you and I'll stick by my promise.
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The Badgers appear ready to stick by Fickell despite a sixth consecutive loss and 0-5 start to Big Ten play.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Joe Terranova, chief market strategist for Virtus Investment Partners, stuck by his ownership of Newmont earlier this week.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Even when the six-game winning streak ended, Amorim stuck by his new shape.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Kidman stuck by his side amid his struggles with alcohol abuse, and staged an intervention in 2006 that led him to check himself into rehab.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Joe Terranova, chief market strategist for Virtus Investment Partners, stuck by his ownership of Newmont earlier this week.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Even when the six-game winning streak ended, Amorim stuck by his new shape.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Kidman stuck by his side amid his struggles with alcohol abuse, and staged an intervention in 2006 that led him to check himself into rehab.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Stick by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20by. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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