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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
Sabres fans stuck around to give the team a standing ovation as the players skated off the ice.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
At least Breslow stuck around in Baltimore and talked to the media the next day.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The next inning, Miller and Stewart gave everyone who stuck around until the end their money’s worth.
—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
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
At least Breslow stuck around in Baltimore and talked to the media the next day.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The next inning, Miller and Stewart gave everyone who stuck around until the end their money’s worth.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuck around
Verb
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The physically largest, Quebec, remained loyal, as did the most lucrative, Jamaica.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the Marlins are sending catcher Agustin Ramirez to Triple-A after an uneven first five weeks in which his power declined, his defense remained poor and base running errors frustrated the team.—
Barry Jackson,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Burse first worked as a nurse at a small community hospital in Port Angeles and stayed there 16 years before returning to Georgia in 2020.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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From 1992 to 2014, the boys’ stories stayed the same.—
Julia Coin
May 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
Verb
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And the early foul trouble in Game 2 created shades of Games 2 and 3 against the Hawks, where Atlanta hung around just long enough to pull away with one-point victories to take a 2-1 series lead before the Knicks outscored them by nearly 100 points over their final three games.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Ouellet ended up carving out a third-pair role for a couple of seasons for a rebuilding NHL team, hung around as a high-end top-four option in the AHL and is now playing in the KHL.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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The Texans could have waited another year to begin negotiations.—
Jonathan M. Alexander,
Houston Chronicle,
3 May 2026
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