Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Sticking
Sticking adjective - Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary.
Both words in one sentence
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Subverted with Hachiyou Shou TV and Owari Naki Unmei, where, instead of just sticking with an "open" ending, you are allowed to make your own choice.
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DC editors thought this was too gruesome, so mandated a redraw, that showed the partially open door with the arm sticking out of it, suggesting dismemberment.
Source: Stuffed into the Fridge -
In an attempt to prevent game exploits, sticking one inside the other tears open the portal that leads to the Hammerspace and sucks everything in.
Source: Bigger on the Inside
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Sticking and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/sticking
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Sticking or Open. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/sticking.
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