stand around
phrasal verb
stood around; standing around; stands around
: to stand without doing anything
People were standing around waiting to get inside the theater.
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The only people standing around were those working on the project—a small, cosmopolitan crowd of Ivorian telecom officials, a Lebanese contractor with his two bright-yellow earthmovers, Greek cable technicians, an American ASN rep, and the Panamanian chief of a diving and welding company.
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Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Over the past week, protesters have gathered outside the ICE facility, dressed in costumes and standing around, with the occasional brawl breaking out between counterprotesters.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
And of all the things worth being made in America, a cowboy hat should stand around the top of that list—and hopefully will for another 160 years.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
However, all of that was about as emotional as a bunch of people standing around waiting for an elevator compared with what happened when Crochet locked eyes with Giolito.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Over the past week, protesters have gathered outside the ICE facility, dressed in costumes and standing around, with the occasional brawl breaking out between counterprotesters.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
And of all the things worth being made in America, a cowboy hat should stand around the top of that list—and hopefully will for another 160 years.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
However, all of that was about as emotional as a bunch of people standing around waiting for an elevator compared with what happened when Crochet locked eyes with Giolito.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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