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 district’s last remaining middle school bus routes were cut in 2020 due to declining ridership. —Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026

Transfer to large slow cooker and repeat with 2 teaspoons oil and remaining beef. —Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026

But the Bucks still have postseason aspirations and have the 12th-easiest remaining schedule. —Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026

With that said, these are the eight teams with remaining Super Dunk Tank games left. —Zach Harper, New York Times, 6 Mar. 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