remaining

adjective

re·​main·​ing ri-ˈmā-niŋ 

: left over after a part has been destroyed, taken, used, or lost

Dough should not stick to sides of bowl; if it does, add some or all of remaining 2 tablespoons of bread flour until dough cleans sides of bowl.

—Tish Boyle

"You're good people," Kugelmass said, combing his few remaining hairs as he climbed into the cabinet again.

—Woody Allen

The researchers, focusing on distinct oral languages, not dialects, interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining speakers of a language and collected basic word lists.

—John Noble Wilford

Examples of remaining in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last week’s theme, Halloween Nightmares Night, saw the seven remaining couples deliver standout routines to spooky tunes. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Transformational technologies and their impacts on filmmaking, along with both the growing attraction and remaining challenges of shooting in Japan, were the focus of this year’s edition of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) seminar at Tokyo International Film Festival. —Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024

And Sainz, who’s bound for Williams as Ferrari welcomes Lewis Hamilton to the fold, is determined to savor every remaining moment. —Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024

Mayor expects remaining lawsuit regarding lawsuit dismiss Mayor McBride applauded the decision. —Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above