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to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
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Recent Examples of stuck around
The next inning, Miller and Stewart gave everyone who stuck around until the end their money’s worth.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Gray had played parts of three seasons in the majors but had just 122 at-bats to his name and hadn’t stuck around in the big leagues for a sustained period of time.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Peterson stuck around for another season before transferring to Ole Miss this past offseason.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Even as physicists came to understand these particles by developing a quantum field theory (QFT) — the standard language of particle physics, in which particles are ripples of energy in fields that permeate space-time — the string theory that emerged from Veneziano’s work stuck around.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Bentley, who lives in Oak Cliff, stopped by for a post-screening Q&A at one of two showings and stuck around to introduce the film before the other.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Because of the cold, snow from the major winter storm in January also stuck around on the ground longer than normal.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
After an 8-9 season that invited promise in 2023, though, Paton went to a happy hour at Ocean Prime with Mauck, who marveled at the fact that the general manager had stuck around.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Since decor stuck around a bit longer, the style of this decade is more clearly defined and ingrained in memories.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Gray had played parts of three seasons in the majors but had just 122 at-bats to his name and hadn’t stuck around in the big leagues for a sustained period of time.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Peterson stuck around for another season before transferring to Ole Miss this past offseason.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Even as physicists came to understand these particles by developing a quantum field theory (QFT) — the standard language of particle physics, in which particles are ripples of energy in fields that permeate space-time — the string theory that emerged from Veneziano’s work stuck around.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Bentley, who lives in Oak Cliff, stopped by for a post-screening Q&A at one of two showings and stuck around to introduce the film before the other.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Because of the cold, snow from the major winter storm in January also stuck around on the ground longer than normal.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
After an 8-9 season that invited promise in 2023, though, Paton went to a happy hour at Ocean Prime with Mauck, who marveled at the fact that the general manager had stuck around.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Since decor stuck around a bit longer, the style of this decade is more clearly defined and ingrained in memories.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuck around
Verb
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King has been working ever since then to bring a Michael Jackson film to theatres, and now only technicalities remained.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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O’Hoppe was hit in the throat by a foul ball off the dirt and immediately called for the training staff but remained in the game after a short delay.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The many leaps in time to the wedding—to which Ruben shows up on a motorcycle, angry enough to knock his brother out with a single punch—consistently ratchet up the sense of dread, and the suspense over why or how these two have stayed enmeshed.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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More Broncos options Clark’s an older player and stayed at TCU for the duration of his six-year college career.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Turner recommends reflective tape or holographic deterrents hung around garden perimeters.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mainly behind Harper and Scheierman, Boston’s reserves hung around early, falling behind by double digits midway into the second quarter and then rallying behind a 3-point shooting barrage (9 of 16) in the third quarter to outscore the Magic 42-20 in the period and open a 94-81 lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the Thunder rested and waited.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Relatives and friends of prisoners waited outside the main gate at Insein Prison, in the northern outskirts of Yangon, since morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Stuck around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuck%20around. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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