stand around
phrasal verb
stood around; standing around; stands around
: to stand without doing anything
People were standing around waiting to get inside the theater.
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Why not now, what with so many players’ idea of defense is standing around and admiring.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
How many juveniles are standing around with a gun in their hand?
—Morgan Radford, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
The way people enjoy music has evolved from the family standing around a piano or record player to personal Spotify playlists played on phones.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Dawson County stands around 88% vaccinated for incoming kindergarteners, Ector County at 91% and Lynn, Lubbock and Yoakum around 92%, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
How many juveniles are standing around with a gun in their hand?
—Morgan Radford, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
The way people enjoy music has evolved from the family standing around a piano or record player to personal Spotify playlists played on phones.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Dawson County stands around 88% vaccinated for incoming kindergarteners, Ector County at 91% and Lynn, Lubbock and Yoakum around 92%, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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