stay in
phrasal verb
stayed in; staying in; stays in
: to stay inside or at home instead of going out
We went to a movie last night, but tonight we're staying in.
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Watkins counting up his touchdown total in merriment on the sideline and Dart staying in the game until well in the fourth quarter were haunting images for Arkansas faithful and the team.
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
That was a different type of stamina to stay in that emotional truth.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
David Sarnoff, the founder of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and NBC, stayed in control of the company for most of the 20th century until pushed out in the 1970s.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
That was a different type of stamina to stay in that emotional truth.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
David Sarnoff, the founder of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and NBC, stayed in control of the company for most of the 20th century until pushed out in the 1970s.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Stay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20in. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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