Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Stick
Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Turtles Forever, Donatello initially ridicules his interdimensional counterpart when he tries to apply this philosophy to their transdimensional portal stick.
Source: Percussive Maintenance - While lessons the boys learn tend to stick ("Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride," for example), the same does not apply to the adults.
Source: Aesop Amnesia - This trope can also apply to non-human characters, as long as something about them makes them stick out compared to other characters who are the same race/species.
Source: I Am a Monster
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