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as in to stay
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 to continue
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 remain
On Saturday morning, a trail of blood remained on the 19th floor of the apartment building where the woman was shot.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The draft remains underway, with the third round concluding Friday’s action and rounds 4-7 set for 9 a.m. Pacific on Saturday.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Hischier remained down on the ice for a few moments after the goal in frustration.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Others have warned that Trump could just ignore the Constitution and simply remain in office, with no clear way to force him out.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The draft remains underway, with the third round concluding Friday’s action and rounds 4-7 set for 9 a.m. Pacific on Saturday.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Hischier remained down on the ice for a few moments after the goal in frustration.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Others have warned that Trump could just ignore the Constitution and simply remain in office, with no clear way to force him out.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remain
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For First-Class Mail, the current service standard day range of 1-5 days is staying the same, while the day ranges for end-to-end Marketing Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services are being shortened.—
Bonnie Bolden,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Neither is fleet afoot, and there are warranted worries about Ewers’ ability to stay healthy for prolonged stretches.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2025
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Backed by cardinals seeking reform, the low-profile Bergoglio emerged as a surprise contender early on, and his momentum continued.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Despite the risks, many healthcare organizations have continued using these tools due to the lack of clear regulatory guardrails, a situation complicated further by a federal court ruling that blocked the Biden administration’s attempts to curb the use of online trackers in healthcare settings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Flights were delayed by as much as five hours Thursday, as the tarmac became packed with lines of planes waiting to depart.—
Alecia Reid,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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But when employees are trained to wait for approval, creativity dies.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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You’re being called to play the long game, to build something that lasts.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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The caregiver partner can feel a consistent stress to keep it together during that time, which can last decades.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Delays persisted Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport.—
Alecia Reid,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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But the military’s conservative influence on how students are told to show up to school has persisted until today, said Thunhavich Thitiratsakul, an educational policy researcher at the Thailand Development Research Institute who has previously written about the dress code policy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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“Remain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remain. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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