To remain united and support each other, or to be physically joined by adhesive.
Stay together and help each other, especially during a hard time.
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To support each other and remain united, especially during a difficult time.
"The team promised to stick together no matter what the season brought."
We have to stick together as a party.
— Commonly used phrasing in political speeches; widely attributed across various leaders (general attribution)
To be physically joined or to remain joined by adhesive or another bonding agent.
"The pages of the old book had stuck together from the damp."
For two or more objects to be physically joined and remain joined.
Stay together and help each other, especially during a hard time.
The figurative sense (team cohesion, family loyalty) is very common and can be used as an imperative ('We have to stick together'). The physical sense is transparent and common. Used for both small groups (friends) and large ones (nations, movements).
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