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stays

noun as in corset

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Everybody stays—because by the end, his triumph feels like your own.

The longer someone stays well, the lower their chance of relapsing, although that possibility never becomes zero.

But he loses his backpack in the process and it stays with the cops as he flees down the walkway toward Brooklyn.

He stays home one more day and then comes in and seems fine.

You go through your day making the energy you need for typical activities, and this usually stays fairly constant.

"It's always the way with them," sighed Miss Grains, who suffered from a complication of romantic tendency and very tight stays.

It stays on through the winter, but never remains to breed as it does regularly at Lundy Island.

Yes, all put up their shutters, but one of them stays in town at the back of the house.

Once switched on, the radio frequently stays on, and children are then allowed to continue listening far too long.

The stays insisted a little cruelly on the lines of her figure, and the tight bodice betrayed her narrow-chested.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stays, such as: bodice, underwear, corselet, support, and foundation garment.

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

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