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as in stayed
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 continued
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 remained
The Lancers remained patient, chipping away until taking a 17-16 lead after three straight OLP errors, including Prior and Charlotte Wickstrand colliding on a ball, which knocked Wickstrand out for the set.
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of flights were canceled and ferries and fishing boats remained in port as the storm crossed the archipelago.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Across the rest of his career, Young Bleed remained prolific, continuing to hop between labels while becoming a mentor to a new generation of hip-hop.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025
Still, employees have also been left wondering why the moves needed to take place when so many employees remained furloughed and unaware of how sensitive hardware was being handled.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
At polling places that remained closed, voters were sent to other sits to pick up provisional ballots.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The ones that remained are the cream of the crop, and lack of activity has never been Sheridan’s problem.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Even as models were refined, calculations were checked, detectors were calibrated, and independent neutrino detectors were built (but seeing the same result), the discrepancy remained.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
But the lure of American markets remained.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of flights were canceled and ferries and fishing boats remained in port as the storm crossed the archipelago.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Across the rest of his career, Young Bleed remained prolific, continuing to hop between labels while becoming a mentor to a new generation of hip-hop.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025
Still, employees have also been left wondering why the moves needed to take place when so many employees remained furloughed and unaware of how sensitive hardware was being handled.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
At polling places that remained closed, voters were sent to other sits to pick up provisional ballots.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The ones that remained are the cream of the crop, and lack of activity has never been Sheridan’s problem.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Even as models were refined, calculations were checked, detectors were calibrated, and independent neutrino detectors were built (but seeing the same result), the discrepancy remained.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
But the lure of American markets remained.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remained
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The functions of enforcing immigration law and collecting tariffs and customs duties stayed separate until shortly after the September 11 terror attacks, when a push to consolidate more agencies under the new Department of Homeland Security created Customs and Border Protection in 2003.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Those instruments stayed grounded during Melissa, while other instruments and drones collecting forecast information were deployed.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Archaeology News continued that the latest team consisted of experts in anthropology, archaeogenetics, radiocarbon dating, stable isotope analysis, dentistry, and historical study.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly endorsed the deal and called the immediate vote to begin the process of approving it as the shutdown continued to disrupt flights nationwide, threaten food assistance for millions of Americans and leave federal workers without pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her service was never impacted, and months later, she was assigned to Annapolis and waited for a spot to open up at the Navy flight school in Pensacola, Fla.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The impasse that has lasted 39 days is taking an increasing toll on the country as federal workers go unpaid, airlines cancel flights and SNAP benefits have been delayed for millions of Americans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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David Letterman, who in 2002 hosted Warren Zevon‘s final television appearance before his death, paid tribute to his friend Saturday night with a lengthy induction speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that lasted several times as long as the musical salute by the Killers that followed.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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Schumer on Saturday persisted in arguing that Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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In the decades after his discovery, Watson’s fame persisted.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Remained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remained. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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