as in jammed
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
the car was hopelessly stuck in the mud
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as in put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything
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as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it
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as in plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site
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Recent Examples of stuck
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
However, parts of the Southeast will remain stuck in the 90s for much of next week.
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Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Everything was at stake for the Los Angeles Lakers, but as free agency started Monday, the organization seemed stuck in neutral — if not moving backward in reverse.
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Dan Woike,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
If a family can't find a bed in a nursing home or home aid caregiver, then those people may end up stuck in a hospital or in emergency rooms, Woolhandler said.
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Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
2 July 2026
In a stagnant, low-hire labor market both workers and job hunters are feeling stuck.
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Courtney Connley-Hampton,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
But the idea that housing prices will normalize within the next 20 years is likely to be of little reassurance to Americans who’ve already reached prime homebuying age, but remain stuck in rental units nonetheless.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
My heart was so stuck on a school for my whole process.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
7 July 2026
When the rope broke, three people fell 30 to 40 feet to the beach, and the other three were stuck halfway up the cliff.
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Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 July 2026
No, what’s stuck in my head is Morocco’s Round of 32 victory over the Netherlands on the very last, labored breath of the match.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
6 July 2026
The result is that Tokyo appears stuck, staying the course on a policy that isn’t working.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 July 2026
Several Waymo vehicles had to be towed away after the company said their batteries died while they were stuck in heavy San Francisco traffic.
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Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
6 July 2026
Once you are stuck in a security line, a parking lot or a packed general-admission crowd, fixing dehydration or overheating gets much harder.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
6 July 2026
Its first-stage booster made its 18th flight and stuck the landing without issue on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2026
Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Adjective
Why this scam targets parents so well Parents are wired to respond when a child sounds stuck.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
However, parts of the Southeast will remain stuck in the 90s for much of next week.
—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Everything was at stake for the Los Angeles Lakers, but as free agency started Monday, the organization seemed stuck in neutral — if not moving backward in reverse.
—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
If a family can't find a bed in a nursing home or home aid caregiver, then those people may end up stuck in a hospital or in emergency rooms, Woolhandler said.
—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
2 July 2026
In a stagnant, low-hire labor market both workers and job hunters are feeling stuck.
—
Courtney Connley-Hampton,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
But the idea that housing prices will normalize within the next 20 years is likely to be of little reassurance to Americans who’ve already reached prime homebuying age, but remain stuck in rental units nonetheless.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
My heart was so stuck on a school for my whole process.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Verb
Twenty-seven people were inside the building, two of whom got stuck before ultimately freeing themselves and exiting the building.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
7 July 2026
When the rope broke, three people fell 30 to 40 feet to the beach, and the other three were stuck halfway up the cliff.
—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 July 2026
No, what’s stuck in my head is Morocco’s Round of 32 victory over the Netherlands on the very last, labored breath of the match.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
6 July 2026
The result is that Tokyo appears stuck, staying the course on a policy that isn’t working.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 July 2026
Several Waymo vehicles had to be towed away after the company said their batteries died while they were stuck in heavy San Francisco traffic.
—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
6 July 2026
Once you are stuck in a security line, a parking lot or a packed general-admission crowd, fixing dehydration or overheating gets much harder.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
6 July 2026
Its first-stage booster made its 18th flight and stuck the landing without issue on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2026
Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuck
Adjective
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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But a new fastest time from UAE’s Florian Vermeersch on June 2 of this year — 23km at an average speed of 75kmh — suggests that not everyone has adhered.
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The report found that excessive moisture had caused the adhesive to fail, leaving the roofing membrane no longer properly adhered, according to the lawsuit.
Verb
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In his fifth-inning at-bat, Stephenson was on the other side of two successful challenges by Rutschman that put him down 1-2 in the count instead of up 3-0.
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Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
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Two men were stabbed as the crowds scattered, and there were several accounts of violence between fans, as well as police tackling and pepper-spraying people in a chaotic scene.
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Police said Chiturumani, the girl’s non-custodial father, allegedly stabbed the child’s mother and threatened to kill the child.
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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Despite his young age, the then 36-year-old was far from a nobody plucked from the ether, though.
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In a massive joint operation, US Central Command – with tight coordination from US Strategic Command, US Space Command, and the US Space Force – used electromagnetic warfare to blank out a massive area over Iran.
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In major competitions since Euro 1984 (including the UEFA Nations League), the contests have been tight affairs that have been decided by one goal or penalties.
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There had no visible safety equipment, and clung to the spire by their fingertips.
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The chaotic conclusion nearly overshadowed what Gray had done earlier, striking out nine and shutting down the Yankees emphatically for 7 1/3 innings as Boston clung to a 2-0 advantage.
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It’s situated in downtown Sarasota near Sarasota Bay, putting you close to an array of restaurants and attractions like The Bay park and Selby Gardens.
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This ancient Greco-Roman library was situated near Pompeii, just 11 miles from the base of Mount Vesuvius.
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“Stuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuck. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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