as in countryside
the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
grew up in the sticks and is used to traveling miles just to get a loaf of bread
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as in puts
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 stabs
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 plucks
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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Recent Examples of sticks
Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The step-by-step approach matters because going cold turkey rarely sticks.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
The Antarctic Peninsula, a spindly chain of icy mountains which sticks off the west side of the continent like a thumb pointing toward South America, is one of the fastest warming places in the Southern Hemisphere.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Each sticks their face in the fan at an admirable level, but separation ability will always be their calling card.
—Jimmy Durkin, New York Times, 8 May 2026
The film builds with confidence, earns its twist, and sticks the landing in a way that feels both inevitable and wholly unexpected.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
Lohan's day of filming included a version that sticks closely to the original blueprint.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
Once the media sticks its oar in, the real reason for the robbery emerges by degrees.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Fuji sticks close to its playbook and delivers a camera that's simple to use, captures instant photos with the same analog aesthetic that has made Instax the instant film of choice for going on twenty years.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Selfie sticks For the safety and comfort of all guests, guests may only bring selfie sticks, handheld extension poles and tripods no longer than 18 inches on board, for use in most areas.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The step-by-step approach matters because going cold turkey rarely sticks.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
The Antarctic Peninsula, a spindly chain of icy mountains which sticks off the west side of the continent like a thumb pointing toward South America, is one of the fastest warming places in the Southern Hemisphere.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Each sticks their face in the fan at an admirable level, but separation ability will always be their calling card.
—Jimmy Durkin, New York Times, 8 May 2026
The film builds with confidence, earns its twist, and sticks the landing in a way that feels both inevitable and wholly unexpected.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
Lohan's day of filming included a version that sticks closely to the original blueprint.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
Once the media sticks its oar in, the real reason for the robbery emerges by degrees.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Fuji sticks close to its playbook and delivers a camera that's simple to use, captures instant photos with the same analog aesthetic that has made Instax the instant film of choice for going on twenty years.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sticks
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But for the Christmas-week slate, when six of the 16 games were distributed via a premium platform, the league adheres closely to that 87% free model.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
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But Paul Anthony Kelly is a less deft actor than Pidgeon, and he is given material that adheres even closer to the surface of the legend.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Food and drink While many hoteliers rhapsodize about their estate-to-plate dishes, The Newt puts its guests right in the heart of the garden, in its café overlooking the parabola.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Out of this evolutionary necessity, new ways of leading are emerging based on the consciousness of a connected self, that both embraces the ego and puts it in service of a bigger picture, a higher calling.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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His right-hand man, Bishop, pulls an Iago on him and stabs him in the back by emptying his bullets.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The shower curtain opens, revealing an old woman, who stabs and decapitates Mary.—
Therie Hendrey-Seabrook,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 Mar. 2026
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But the emotional gravity of this offering's deeply personal, melancholic lyrical content plucks an undeniably profound chord that uniquely separates it from the rest of his work.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, who rocks an early era Maxwell ‘fro, plays drums, plucks bass, and sings about the ups and downs of love and consumerism on his new album, LK99.—
Elise Brisco,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
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The species also clings to a handful of shrinking water sources along its namesake river in northern Mexico.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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One clings desperately to her dreams, while the other sees an opportunity to climb the ranks within the system.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Matthew Kriner, executive director of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism, said that the very creation of the video and document for public consumption strongly situates this attack within a specific subculture of far-right extremism.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
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Here are my top budget-friendly destination picks for 2026, along with some suggestions for where to stay to keep the savings coming.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Had the rule been in place for the Heat’s past three lottery visits, the Heat would have had the second (this year), second (2019) and first (2017) picks in those second rounds.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Even Zach Cherry squeezes plenty from his part as the dealership’s manager, who grows loudly resentful when Nate seems more emotionally invested in his biological children than coworkers.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
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War squeezes African, Asian economies further The fallout of the Iran war deepened globally as countries struggled to contain the impact of rising fuel and commodity prices.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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“Sticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sticks. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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