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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 couple was released three days later, but the children have remained in state custody ever since.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Their recipe for success, however, remained depth.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Many businesses offer aggressive incentives to attract new clients while overlooking those who have stayed for years.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The ball barely stayed fair, and Hernández appeared to think the ball was going to bounce out of play for an automatic double.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Some of these teams are already in a hole too deep to get out of, but the Diamondbacks have hung around just enough.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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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
Verb
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While family members and peers in Yuba City waited for more information, Burris writhed deeper into the bus, and responders in Martinez formulated a plan to rescue the people left inside.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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York walked in as a three-star recruit at Texas A&M in 2023, seized a starting job as a true freshman in fall camp, started 39 straight games at inside linebacker over three seasons, and waited with family April 26 to hear his name called on Day 3 of the NFL Draft.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“Stuck around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuck%20around. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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