stay put

phrase

: to not move or go anywhere
Stay put until I get back.

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At the end of the march, protesters sat down in the Puerta del Sol plaza with apparent plans to stay put. — Alicia Leon, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 Definitions are useful in subjects like mathematics, whose components are fixed enough to stay put. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 The celebrities are the spectacle of each new season, but the pros stay put year-after-year, building their own level of celebrity. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 One stage keeps the music moving forward, while the Iowa setting gives people a reason to stay put long enough to notice everything happening around it. — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stay put

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“Stay put.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20put. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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