as in to remain
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 stick around
That’s the kind of thing Cook’s Apple was good at inventing—reasons to stick around in Apple’s ecosystem once you’d already been drawn in.
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Based on these first-quarter results and conference call commentary, Dover deserves to stick around.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
The rise of the automobile and the growth of jobs and entertainment options in cities made people nervous that the next generation of rural youth wouldn’t stick around to do the agricultural work the nation required.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2026
Getty Images/iStockphoto Credit card balances are sticking around longer — and costing a lot more — in today's economic environment.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Based on these first-quarter results and conference call commentary, Dover deserves to stick around.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
The rise of the automobile and the growth of jobs and entertainment options in cities made people nervous that the next generation of rural youth wouldn’t stick around to do the agricultural work the nation required.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2026
Getty Images/iStockphoto Credit card balances are sticking around longer — and costing a lot more — in today's economic environment.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick around
Verb
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The Knicks now move on and remain a contender in the Eastern Conference.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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He was ordered not to have contact with the victim or her family and to remain in Massachusetts under GPS monitoring.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ruff changed goalies, made a few lineup tweaks and otherwise stayed calm.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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People stayed locked in bathroom stalls.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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After one training session, Mura and five or six of his U20 teammates hung around and volunteered to line up as a wall for Messi, who was practicing free kicks.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Just outside, in the Tirso de Molina plaza, dozens of Africans were hanging around in small groups, many of them regulars at Ángel’s bar.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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After Monday night’s Game 4 victory, there was no bravado, no declarations and no viral sound bites waiting to be misinterpreted.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The club wanted to offer the 37-year-old Polish striker reduced terms with a secondary role while Lewandowski was waiting to see what the club’s sporting directors would offer him.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20around. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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