stay in

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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Benike ran up $140,000 in charges on credit cards to stay in business and had to cut half her staff and other expenses. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 One source of potential officials or umpires is players who might not go beyond the high school level but want to stay in the game. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026 The second was that whatever happened in the room stayed in the room, with candor, questions, and constructive debate. Melissa Daimler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Now, academic visa holders will instead be able to stay in the country for a predetermined period of time, generally four years. Abigail Boggs, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stay in

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“Stay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20in. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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