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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
The company confirmed production began in early May for a major global automaker, although the vehicle brand and model remain undisclosed due to non-disclosure agreements.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
The emphasis remains on geology, field conditions, and the slower work of resource development in a place where nothing is simple.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Public health experts say the risk of a pandemic remains very low at the moment.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The incident remains under investigation.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
The emphasis remains on geology, field conditions, and the slower work of resource development in a place where nothing is simple.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Public health experts say the risk of a pandemic remains very low at the moment.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The incident remains under investigation.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remain
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Choose one direction, adjust as needed, and let clarity guide your next step forward with confidence and steady follow-through while staying flexible in how things unfold.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Church and the Fields stayed at Shirley, a plantation just southeast of Richmond.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Burke continued a strong series for Sox starters, following up Noah Schultz’s six scoreless innings Friday with six scoreless of his own.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Voters who won the case wanted the transfer to happen without the waiting period to grant more time for new maps to be drawn.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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These aren’t the Knicks people spent years waiting to collapse.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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The unlikely union lasted 10 years and the mutual admiration between the two famed figures never diminished.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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As the recording, which lasts over an hour, continues, Athena’s screams can be heard.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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While the immediate flood threat has diminished, rain is expected to persist along the Mid-Atlantic coast.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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In…early books, Strout seemed confident that good would eventually prevail, or at least persist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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“Remain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remain. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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