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View synonyms for stick to

stick to

verb

  1. also tr to adhere or cause to adhere to
  2. to continue constantly at
  3. to remain faithful to
  4. not to move or digress from

    the speaker stuck closely to his subject

  5. stick to someone's fingers informal.
    to be stolen by someone
“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


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She served 14 months in HMP Bronzefield - the largest prison in Europe for female offenders - before being released on licence, meaning even though she’s been freed she must stick to a set of rules for the remainder of her sentence.

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Brostrom said UC hoped to stick to its plans to increase California student enrollment — proposing to add 2,044 more undergraduates and 625 new graduate students in 2025-26 — calling that a “top goal” regardless of state funding decisions.

"You have got to stick to our process, I think our scrum has been good over the last two weeks."

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The bank had already told employees to stick to "approved channels" for conversations about business matters.

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The pledge would become, in the words of former No.10 Communications chief Craig Oliver, “a stick to beat him with” during the referendum campaign which ended his premiership.

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