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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The missiles had been launched toward the Azraq area in the Zarqa governorate, which sits around 65 miles east of the country’s capital, Amman, the Jordanian armed forces said in a statement.
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Now, the video drives are full, there are thousands of hours of footage sitting around, and no one is quite sure what to do with it.
—Krish Kumar, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Revenue figures from Texas and Alabama both sat around $950,000, give or take.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Brent crude was sitting around $94 a barrel on Tuesday.
—Justina Lee, CNBC, 9 June 2026
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Now, the video drives are full, there are thousands of hours of footage sitting around, and no one is quite sure what to do with it.
—Krish Kumar, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Revenue figures from Texas and Alabama both sat around $950,000, give or take.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Brent crude was sitting around $94 a barrel on Tuesday.
—Justina Lee, CNBC, 9 June 2026
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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