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

The easy-to-use interface displays both speed and remaining time. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Guzman was also one of the last remaining cabinet members who joined Johnson’s administration at the start of his term. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026

The Royals will now turn to remaining starters Michael Wacha, Seth Lugo, Noah Cameron and Randy Dobnak. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Nearmap Amid the blaze, firefighters can be seen working to try to protect remaining homes. — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 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