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as in to stay
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
one of the three bridges known as "the London Bridge," it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today
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as in to continue
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
the fact remains: it's still impossible to be in two places at once
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Recent Examples of remain
Mamdani is favored to win the race, but the other three candidates will try to knock him down in the weeks remaining.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
The remaining four are expected to go to trial this December.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
On Friday, the court ruled that the current management team and the company’s board could remain in place and oversee a restructuring plan.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
Hill remains a top-10 receiver when healthy.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
The remaining four are expected to go to trial this December.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
On Friday, the court ruled that the current management team and the company’s board could remain in place and oversee a restructuring plan.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
Hill remains a top-10 receiver when healthy.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remain
Verb
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He was not bound by law to stay.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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LeBron James stayed silent this week as controversy swirled around him over a piece in a Chinese state-run newspaper with his byline that appeared on Monday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Smith replied that private schools must submit renewal packets every year before they are approved to continue participation in the accounts program, and that the agency compares the new tuition rates against the older rates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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Patients who tested positive for Covid-19 continued rapid antigen testing each day until the result was negative, so researchers could see how long the infection lasted.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vengathattil added that hospitals do not need to wait years to see the benefits.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Every moment the Senate waits to confirm Antoni to overhaul the systemic failures of the BLS is one that risks the stability of global finance and American wealth.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The recession began in December 2007, when the housing bubble burst and the financial crisis took hold, and lasted until mid-2009.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bui persisted, one conversation at a time.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Spotting will persist, particularly in areas with heavy concentrations of dead and down fuels, continuing to complicate containment efforts.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Remain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remain. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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