stuck around

verb

past tense of stick around
as in remained
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 With Michigan stealing a 13-12 win over the Broncos in dramatic fashion, the fans who stuck around in The Big House stormed the field to celebrate. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Much of the crowd stuck around to see what could wind up being the 46-year-old's final Grand Slam singles match, a loss to Sofia Kenin, but the timing itself was a challenge. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 After the song, Nicks stuck around to deliver an apparently extemporaneous tribute to Rodrigo’s artistry and activism that seemed to push the younger singer close to tears. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Unique features like the brick base at the bottom of the walls and the large stone fireplace also have stuck around. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 The same is true for others such as Pintaro, who logged two scoreless innings Friday and stuck around for Saturday. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Benny Stulwicz was not meant to be a series regular, but Larry Drake made such a big impression in the first season that the developmentally disabled office messenger stuck around through the end of the series. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026 Rüfüs du Sol was the last of three EDM acts who drew massive crowds — or, more likely, the same crowd that just stuck around for all three sets — at the biggie Lands Ends Stage. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Moraz moved on to the Moody Blues in 1978 and stuck around until 1991, when his acrimonious departure led to a legal battle with his former bandmates that played out on Court TV. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuck around
  1. remained
  2. stayed
  3. hung around
  4. waited
Verb
  • Inflation has remained sticky and above central-bank targets over the past year, making further policy tightening unsurprising, according to the UBS CEO.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Anyway, Evelyn appeared to be listening attentively to Jack, though her eyes remained glued to the stage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of remained
Verb
  • Even with an over route that, under very few scenarios becomes part of the progression, Moore should have stayed full throttle and recognized the leverage in the secondary to flatten his route.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Kids of mixed ages organized their own games and made up their own rules, while adults stayed mostly on the sidelines or stayed away entirely.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of stayed
Verb
  • Hartford has battled injuries to many of its key players but treaded water at 5-9-5 (W-D-L) and hung around the playoff line.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of hung around
Verb
  • The court also said any problems caused by the timing of the ruling is the fault of the secretary of state, who waited eight months before making a decision on the ballot initiative.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Americans for Citizen Voting argued in its application to Kavanaugh that the state had waited more than five months to reject the signatures and then did so on questions about those from a sample of 1,000 out of more than 700,000 submitted.
    — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of waited

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