stick around

verb

stuck around; sticking around; sticks around
Synonyms of stick aroundnext

intransitive verb

: to stay or wait about : linger

Examples of stick around in a Sentence

we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
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The controversy has abated, but the stuff to buy will stick around. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025 Both are Netflix competition shows with questions as titles, and their contestants stick around for an entire season. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Dec. 2025 If employers aren’t losing workers, there’s less incentive to give them big raises to stick around. David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025 And so far, businesses and the plutocrat class are sticking around to check out the new socialist utopia, keeping the flow of tax revenue strong. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stick around

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stick around was in 1878

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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20around. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

stick around

verb
: to stay or wait about : linger

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