STICK AROUND Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

stick around

verb

Definition of stick around

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 The goal is for employees to stick around and grow their career at John’s. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026 Ohio has seen soaring temperatures into the middle of September, but warm weather can't stick around forever and the first day of fall is nearly here. — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026 Sheeran didn’t elaborate whether this last-minute backing band would stick around for later dates on the tour. — Brendan Menapace, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026 The image of Norton on a bucking bronco points to another reason why the growing pool of creative talent that Jaques has lured into his path — legitimately or sneakily — have stuck around. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stick around

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Neutron experiments instead found that the manganese spins remain essentially aligned.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Diesel prices could remain elevated for a year, according to a new survey of oil and gas executives.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of remain

Verb

Blocks from the main entrance to Southern University A&M, a small crowd hung around a convenience store, but people were unwilling to talk about politics, eyeing strangers suspiciously.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
One bonus has been the discovery that feline family members of various New York households especially enjoy hanging around the batteries.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hang around

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To open the ceremony, Shirley strolled from the west end of the bridge to the east, where Charley was waiting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The advice is nearly always the same — wait until after midnight, preferably until the hours before dawn, then give your eyes half an hour to adjust to the darkness.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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