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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site
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as in clam
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Recent Examples of stick
Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 25 June 2025
As part of the celebration, a 220-foot-tall dragon is constructed out of 12,000 sticks of incense.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
Insert sticks into the molds and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
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Verb
The actress took home the award for best supporting actress in a comedy at the 76th annual Emmy Awards in September 2024.
Boyce, who plays pastry chef Marcus, posed next to a stick of pink cotton candy that has been swirled bigger than his head.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 25 June 2025
As part of the celebration, a 220-foot-tall dragon is constructed out of 12,000 sticks of incense.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
Noun
Only a year ago, Google released AI Overviews, a search feature that told users to eat rocks and use glue to stick cheese to pizza.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
Insert sticks into the molds and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick
Verb
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Simply cut it to match the mat and adhere it with tape or glue.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2025
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In a final step, the mask was carefully aligned with and applied to the surface of the painting, then adhered in place with a thin spray coating of varnish.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.—
Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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While there is no federal ban against single-use plastic straws, some states and cities have put restrictions in place to help reduce waste.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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One such fatwa was the one issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the previous supreme leader, against author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed multiple times at the Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York in 2022.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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Police are investigating after three people were stabbed at a beach in New London on Sunday.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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Paul Blackburn, with plenty of starting experience for Oakland, could squeeze into the picture too – especially if the Mets decide to try a six-man rotation that would save wear and tear on each man.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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When pancake is ready to flip, squeeze the cinnamon mixture into a swirl shape on top of the pancake batter, pressing the tip of the bag slightly into the batter.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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In many cases, these organizations pointed fingers at external forces rather than examining their own adaptability and resilience.—
Pablo Listingart,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Cruz wasn’t the Yankees’ only injury reveal on Monday, as Boone said that Austin Wells has been undergoing tests for a circulatory issue in one of his left fingers, per The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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And the animal phyla that have been with us, essentially unchanged, for all those years—the birds and mammals, clams and snails, spiders and insects—these are, to me, surviving embodiments of eternal return.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Animals like corals, oysters, clams and some types of plankton need carbonate to build their shells and skeletons.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Each lamp head can swivel 350° side-to-side and tilt 90° up or down, with beam angles that go from narrow spotlighting to wide ambient wash.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The adaptive reuse design preserves the 1907 warehouse’s original Douglas fir beams and brickwork while slashing the building’s carbon footprint.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
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BlackRock’s acquisition of Preqin—a provider of private markets data that tracks over 190,000 funds and 60,000 managers—signals a push for the same transparency in private markets that investors expect in public ones.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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The adaptation marks another major move in Webtoon’s aggressive push into animation, with the company developing 20 anime titles slated for 2025.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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“Stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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