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

After surveying the market and their meager remaining financial resources, the Rangers signed Canha to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. —Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026

If no agreement is reached, remaining funds would revert to general revenue and DeSantis would immediately lose access to one of his most expansive emergency spending authorities — at least until lawmakers create a new mechanism. —Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026

Repeat with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and remaining beef. —Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026

Dissidents went into hiding, and the few remaining independent news outlets softened their already cautious coverage for fear of being unplugged. —Egina Garcia Cano, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for remaining

• abstaining
• attaining
• campaigning
• complaining
• constraining
• containing
• detaining
• disdaining
• entraining
• explaining
• maintaining
• obtaining