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stuck

Definition for stuck

adjective as in tight

Strong matches

cemented, fast, fastened

adjective as in stranded

Strong matches

grounded, lost

Weak match

high and dry

adjective as in perplexed

adjective as in fastened

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Example Sentences

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“If we don’t, we’re going to stay stuck behind an ever steepening curve of climate-fueled disasters.”

From Fortune

Like so many Soviet Jewish “refuseniks,” Edward Kuznetsov and Mark Dymshits were stuck.

From Ozy

Many current and prospective students remain stuck in China because of the pandemic.

From Quartz

Things have been kinda stuck in neutral in these parts since the 2016 quakes.

From Fortune

Within minutes, it seems, of the disclosures of these tragic events, large numbers of people chose a side and stuck to it.

What stuck in my mind were the two supporting actors, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin.

Occasionally a pamphlet for a salsa class might be tossed on a doorstop or stuck on a pole near a bus stop.

Only the L, K, and A of the old sign remain stuck to the side of the office.

And if she just gets stuck there, her influence, however great among the Democratic base, will never grow outside of it.

He didn't need to wait—as the birds did—until an angleworm stuck his head above ground.

If it be taken from others 'tis like plums stuck upon blackthorns; there they are for a while, but they come to nothing.

You see, I stuck to him like a log to a root, but for the first week or so 'twant no use—not a bit.

The portmanteau was the sign of youth and progress; old-fashioned people stuck to the carpet bag.

You are not the first that has picked up my hints, and stuck fast in their execution.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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