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adjective

as in holding up

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verb

present participle of stick around
as in remaining
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 sticking around
Verb
After originally planning to stay on anyway, Alice has decided to seek other opportunities and would like a letter of recommendation after sticking around for Ted’s transition period. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 Employees are still coffee badging, the practice of swiping into the office and sticking around long enough to have a cup of coffee before heading out to finish the workday at home or elsewhere. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 The internet has spent much of this year campaigning to make 2026 the new 2016, and several pieces from the old festival uniform are sticking around. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 July 2026 Getting younger, stylistically, has been crucial to The Daily Show sticking around. — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 Some of Cadillac Heights’ longtime residents aren’t sticking around to find out whether things will improve. — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026 The under-the-radar member of the Florida Panthers’ core is sticking around. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 However, the luxury tax’s second apron would seem to be preventing that from happening, even if Robinson himself seems interested in sticking around. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 That’s because the trough of low-pressure air in the upper atmosphere that brought us cooler temps will be sticking around through at least the start of July, with a potential for more of these mild temps to stick around just a bit longer. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sticking around
  1. lasting
  2. remaining
  3. hanging around
  4. waiting
  5. staying
Adjective
  • Small actions can have lasting effects Our findings suggest that many opportunities for suicide prevention occur during ordinary daily interactions.
    — Jonathan Wright, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • What to Watch for Roberts did not give any indication in his order Friday about when the court could issue a more lasting decision in the case.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of lasting
Verb
  • Here’s a closer look at the remaining meetings between division contenders.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The remaining allocation has also drawn intense interest from the market.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of remaining
Verb
  • More than any other thing in this race, data centers are the anchor hanging around Husted's neck.
    — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The more water that’s hanging around in the fibers of your clothes after the wash, the more time your clothes are going to take to air dry.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of hanging around
Verb
  • Tehran has about 20 million barrels of crude oil on tankers in Asia waiting to discharge to China, the main recipient of Iranian oil, that is a source of revenue, Smith said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Law enforcement officers were instead waiting for him at the mobile home park, the report said.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of waiting
Verb
  • Lugo is now staying at HHH recuperative care, a 100-bed interim housing program with on-duty medical staff.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • McVay says the Rams are still open to Aaron Donald returning, but the team is also staying focused on its preparations for the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of staying

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“Sticking around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sticking%20around. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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