sit around
phrasal 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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Ideally, temperatures should sit around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
Instead of relying solely on BMI, which can miss where fat is stored, the team used a measurement of waist-to-hip ratio, which compares the circumference of the waist to the hips and determines how much fat sits around the abdomen.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
While many folks sat around the family table slicing up turkey in cooler climes over Thanksgiving, Sydney Sweeney was soaking up the sun.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Visitors sit around a glowing, circular 70-foot reading table, some chairs rotate, others remain still, creating a meditative shared space.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
Instead of relying solely on BMI, which can miss where fat is stored, the team used a measurement of waist-to-hip ratio, which compares the circumference of the waist to the hips and determines how much fat sits around the abdomen.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
While many folks sat around the family table slicing up turkey in cooler climes over Thanksgiving, Sydney Sweeney was soaking up the sun.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Visitors sit around a glowing, circular 70-foot reading table, some chairs rotate, others remain still, creating a meditative shared space.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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