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stick around

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb) to remain in a place, esp awaiting something

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

stick around Idioms  
  1. Remain, linger, as in I hope you'll stick around till the end. This idiom uses stick in the sense of “stay.” [Colloquial; early 1900s]


Example Sentences

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It’s unclear if Pratt will stick around to deal with that, as he’s now honor-bound to move out of L.A.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The company moved production of the Forester hybrid from Japan to its factory in Indiana, a signal that it expects hybrids to stick around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Given the limited set of data, it’s unclear how stocks might react to higher rates if they stick around this time.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

For that to have any chance of succeeding, though, it needs its biggest names to stick around.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

I don’t stick around to hear what else Mikey Sanders’s got to say.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

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