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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site
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as in clam
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Recent Examples of stick
Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Swalwell had been gaining in polls and racking up high-profile endorsements, and his exit seemed to primarily benefit Becerra, who had been stuck in single digits in many polls.
—Marisa Lagos, NPR, 3 June 2026
Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The Knicks are playing the kind of free-flowing, ball-don’t-stick basketball that evokes the spirit of the last team to win it all at Madison Square Garden.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
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Verb
The rekindled momentum comes after the stock was stuck in neutral for a good part of May, at least compared with other semiconductor peers riding the artificial intelligence wave.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Swalwell had been gaining in polls and racking up high-profile endorsements, and his exit seemed to primarily benefit Becerra, who had been stuck in single digits in many polls.
—Marisa Lagos, NPR, 3 June 2026
Noun
His development will be more about cleaning things up (stick play, keeping his feet moving offensively) than his actual tools.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The Knicks are playing the kind of free-flowing, ball-don’t-stick basketball that evokes the spirit of the last team to win it all at Madison Square Garden.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick
Verb
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Working one at a time, brush border of rounds with 1 large egg, beaten to blend, then fold and pleat dough up and over itself, right up to edges of filling, gently pressing to adhere.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Owners with at least 25 vehicles can get the special stickers and skip adhering registration tags on the plates each year, as the rest of us have to.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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But now a range of companies are putting AI directly into the hands of golfers.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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These sell-offs, coupled with the rising import bill due to the surge in global oil prices, have weighed on the Indian rupee, putting it among the worst-performing currencies in Asia.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Swan screamed and tried to get up from her seat, but Matthews allegedly held onto her right arm and stabbed her approximately 18 to 20 times, the affidavit says.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Authorities said Anthony admitted stabbing Metcalf and asked whether the teen would be OK.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Attendees seemed keen to squeeze as much networking as possible out of the gala, often chatting with their associates and neighbors during speakers’ remarks.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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Fuel supplies squeezed Russian emergency services acknowledged Saturday that a fire had broken out at the oil depot in Krasnodar.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Each member of The Bloodline held up one finger in unison.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The team also recovered two prehistoric pendants, a human finger bone, and a baby tooth belonging to a child about 11 years old.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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The Downes also make chicken fingers, sandwiches, fish and chips and clam strips.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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On the plus side, two of the ship’s three restaurants are now open, and the food is good, especially the clam chowder.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Both of those latter cocktails are pure brightness, while the vanilla from the aged rum and the spice from the bitters in the Old Cuban moves it from poolside to inside as if under a slowly twisting ceiling fan in a smoky room, long narrow beams of light through the wooden shutters.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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The journalist, Angelina Katsanis, was struck in the knee by a wood beam during a clash between police and demonstrators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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His climate policy push has generated moments of significant blow back from right-leaning politicians and outspoken members of the public, leading political observers to cast green policies as all-but-inevitable instigators of climate backlash.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 June 2026
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The company is going all-out in the push with extensive marketing and programming meant to drive interest and engagement in the brand’s first ever Super Bowl (ABC has had the game before).—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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“Stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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