Firm
Stuck
Stuck adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.
Usage example: the car was hopelessly stuck in the mud
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Ambiguously Gay: As the story progresses, it gets harder to tell whether Ryuko has been mistaken for a lesbian by everyone who sees her with Mako, or if she's just stuck in a Transparent Closet and in firm denial of it.
Source: Fanfic / A Minor Miscalculation -
One specific example is when she starts getting stuck into Angel for accepting the job of running the Los Angeles branch of Occult Law Firm Wolfram & Hart.
Source: Distracted by the Luxury -
The Macintosh name stuck due to the developer team being adamant and refused to accept the change, and Jobs himself finally accepted it after looking through the names suggested by Apple's go-to marketing firm and not liking any one of the suggested names.
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