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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
While the show’s main cast of Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Billy Crudup have stuck around since Season 1, this latest season introduced Marion Cotillard (who had never done TV before) as the villainous board president Celine Dumont.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 10 June 2026
This vintage recipe has stuck around for a reason.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
But Golden State supporters who have stuck around for the postseason have been treated to a thrilling ride that will conclude with a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Sabres fans stuck around to give the team a standing ovation as the players skated off the ice.
—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
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
Matt Minton, Variety, 10 June 2026
This vintage recipe has stuck around for a reason.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
But Golden State supporters who have stuck around for the postseason have been treated to a thrilling ride that will conclude with a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Sabres fans stuck around to give the team a standing ovation as the players skated off the ice.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuck around
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How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Mitch Marner could have moved there, but remained at right wing.—
Mark Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Popular with Laguna Beach and LA locals for a quick staycation, the property also draws a loyal set of Montage brand devotees who’ve stayed at one of the sister properties in South Carolina, Deer Valley, or Los Cabos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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The 2024 Current Obesity Reports review independently found no consistent signal of greater muscle wasting in people who cycled versus those who stayed at a stable higher weight.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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The Canadiens hung around, largely thanks to goaltender Jakub Dobeš.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Many Democratic voters this year waited to turn in their ballots due to the crowded pool of gubernatorial candidates, which probably exacerbated the already-slow process.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Anunoby called it special to do this for a city that had waited more than half a century.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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