stand around

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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To do that safely, robots need more awareness of the humans standing around them. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 There are no aisles of cubicles to maneuver on your bathroom break or colleagues to stand around with at the water cooler. — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 27 July 2026 The sentencing hearing was held with Adams County sheriff’s deputies standing around the courtroom. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 July 2026 On Friday, the odds of this on Polymarket stood around 37%, which is far lower than early this summer, and moments this spring when the odds climbed over 80%. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand around

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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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