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
Gaining some weight during the winter months is common, but those extra couple pounds can stick around, impacting health.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
The mountains of the West, parts of Michigan and New York, along with interior northern New England likely have enough snow on the ground now that at least an inch of it will stick around through Christmas Day.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Colder temperatures will stick around for the rest of the weekend in Baltimore before warmer temperatures and rain arrive early next week, according to the National Weather Service.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
Rock’s full-of-misguided-confidence performance here gives a nice hint at what to expect this weekend, and new cast member Jane Wickline makes for a fine foil.
And stick around for Rock’s final bit of misinformation, which doubles as an excellent shout-out to a ghost of SNL past.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
The mountains of the West, parts of Michigan and New York, along with interior northern New England likely have enough snow on the ground now that at least an inch of it will stick around through Christmas Day.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Colder temperatures will stick around for the rest of the weekend in Baltimore before warmer temperatures and rain arrive early next week, according to the National Weather Service.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
Rock’s full-of-misguided-confidence performance here gives a nice hint at what to expect this weekend, and new cast member Jane Wickline makes for a fine foil.
And stick around for Rock’s final bit of misinformation, which doubles as an excellent shout-out to a ghost of SNL past.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick around
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The Hilltop section of Columbus remains overrun by fentanyl.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Cold weather overflow shelters remain open Cold weather overflow shelters will remain open through 10 a.m. Sunday as Middle Tennessee prepares to sink back into a deep freeze over the weekend.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Housing prices will stay high too, as mortgage rates stay elevated compared to 2021 levels.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Grab a seasonal cocktail at Vinyl and stay to jam with music by DJ Aswell, starting at 8pm.McKenzie Rankin, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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The goal was to make the playoffs, or (more reasonably) to at least hang around the race long enough to play meaningful hockey into the final months.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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While it's not expected to snow on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, the white stuff from Monday could hang around to give the holiday a festive look.Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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Viktoriya Gonzales was among the parents who waited anxiously near the school for hours to be reunited with their children.Annie Correal, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu, for his part, chose to delay ending the war’s intense phase, waiting instead for the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in the hope of a Republican victory.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20around. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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