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 debt for the 2003 Soldier Field renovation stands at a principal of $356 million and $111 million in remaining interest, for a total of $467 million, according to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. —Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

Wu said Friday that the city will use its remaining American Rescue Plan Act dollars, at a rate of $340,000 per month, to extend the fare-free pilot program for MBTA bus routes 23, 28 and 29, through the end of June. —Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026

The outlook could change again Saturday, as UConn is set to visit Villanova in its most difficult remaining road game. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026

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

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