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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Traditionally, my family stands around the kitchen island, grazing on the various finger foods, swapping our favorite stories from over the years.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
On their way to help a Big Sur resident who called 911 while hiding in his bathroom, emergency responders came upon five men standing around a car that had gone into a ditch, the Monterey County sheriff’s office reported.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Supertall skyscrapers are buildings that stand around 984 feet or higher, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
In December 2024, this included American climbers Kurt Blair, 56, Carlos Romero, 50, who went missing on the mountain, which stands around 130 miles west of the city of Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
On their way to help a Big Sur resident who called 911 while hiding in his bathroom, emergency responders came upon five men standing around a car that had gone into a ditch, the Monterey County sheriff’s office reported.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Supertall skyscrapers are buildings that stand around 984 feet or higher, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
In December 2024, this included American climbers Kurt Blair, 56, Carlos Romero, 50, who went missing on the mountain, which stands around 130 miles west of the city of Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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