REMAINING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

remaining 1 of 2

adjective

as in residual

still existing or present after other parts are used or removed Beat the eggs and milk together, then add the remaining ingredients.

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remaining

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verb

present participle of remain

as in staying

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 continuing

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 remaining

Adjective

Not bad for a a seasoned Buccaneers squad, one featuring many remaining holdovers from the Super Bowl LV team and a unit that has made multiple deep playoff runs. —

Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 The results of the Supreme Court race are expected to draw significant attention while remaining ballots are tallied, with potential implications for the court's direction in the coming years. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024

Verb

In such case before the United States Supreme Court, the taxpayer has created a trust for the benefit of his wife during her life and, upon her death, provided the wife a power of appointment to appoint the remaining assets to amongst the husband and their children. —

Darren T. Case, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Ensuring that production line continues is vital to remaining competitive in the long term. —

James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for remaining

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Like all cinema circuits, Alamo Drafthouse has spent the past four years grappling with the residual effects of COVID, only to face additional setbacks from 2023’s twin labor strikes.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
But Malone also sees the team’s holistic scoring success as a residual effect of Jokic’s perimeter threat.

— Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025