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 Flex launched with a catalog of over 30 available implements, and that figure now stands around 50.
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New Atlas, 7 July 2025
The prosecutors are sitting in their chairs, but Combs' team has formed a horseshoe as members stand around Combs.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 July 2025
Sure, standing around drinking beer and grilling is fun.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 21 June 2025
Their ability to find new workers isn’t limited to driving their F-150s to the Home Depot parking lot to see who happens to be standing around.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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New Atlas, 7 July 2025
The prosecutors are sitting in their chairs, but Combs' team has formed a horseshoe as members stand around Combs.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 July 2025
Sure, standing around drinking beer and grilling is fun.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 21 June 2025
Their ability to find new workers isn’t limited to driving their F-150s to the Home Depot parking lot to see who happens to be standing around.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stand around
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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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