stay in
phrasal verb
stayed in; staying in; stays in
: to stay inside or at home instead of going out
We went to a movie last night, but tonight we're staying in.
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Mazloum planned to stay in Hama for about a month before returning to Lebanon for his job as a construction worker.
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Patients have the flexibility to stay in Cancún for the entire six-week treatment or return home between injections.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
After staying in a hospital, he was booked into the Fort Bend County Jail with a bond set at $2.25 million.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
But study after study shows that the medications help people stay in treatment and reduce the risk of overdose and death.
—Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Patients have the flexibility to stay in Cancún for the entire six-week treatment or return home between injections.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
After staying in a hospital, he was booked into the Fort Bend County Jail with a bond set at $2.25 million.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
But study after study shows that the medications help people stay in treatment and reduce the risk of overdose and death.
—Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Stay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20in. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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