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
Expensive loan additions have supplemented Emery’s squad but have not stuck around.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Offered in a high-performance Daytona level and a standard RT level, the vehicles stuck around on dealership lots.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Offered in a high-performance Daytona level and a standard RT level, the vehicles stuck around on dealership lots.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuck around
Verb
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Baidu, whose Hong Kong shares have gained nearly 59% this year, reported a drop in second-quarter revenue last month as its core advertising business struggled and returns from AI investments remained limited.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In real life, Barkovskaya found the Infiniment fragrances remained unchanged on her skin for an entire day, and the smell did indeed stay on her clothes for the full 30 hours.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her mother, who had worked as a waitress but stayed at home after her husband’s death, encouraged her interests.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This time, the bar stayed and Duplantis had his 14th world record.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The report comes after analysts — and some Fed officials — for months have debated whether the central bank has waited too long to cut rates, risking a slowdown.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Henry is a serial stiff arm enthusiast, so rather than leading with his body, Strong waited for Henry to make a move and then swatted Henry’s arm away.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Stuck around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuck%20around. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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