sit around
verb
sat around; sitting around; sits around
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.
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This doesn’t mean elite parents sit around plotting class reproduction over brunch.
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Rob Henderson, Washington Post, 21 June 2026
But my preferred form of drinking involved sitting around in dorm rooms.
—Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
The Destiny 2 team is sitting around doing nothing, waiting for upcoming layoffs, but the entire thing remains bizarre.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Bay Area resident Joe Quirarte and his wife Ashleigh recently sat around their kitchen table and flipped through family photo albums.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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Rob Henderson, Washington Post, 21 June 2026
But my preferred form of drinking involved sitting around in dorm rooms.
—Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
The Destiny 2 team is sitting around doing nothing, waiting for upcoming layoffs, but the entire thing remains bizarre.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Bay Area resident Joe Quirarte and his wife Ashleigh recently sat around their kitchen table and flipped through family photo albums.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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