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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
Yet, they were also entirely removed from most of the brutalities, as the Netherlands remained neutral throughout the war.
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JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
The two met while filming The Parent Trap and have remained close ever since.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
As the ancient rocks still showed the original deficit, the conclusion is that the building blocks of the proto-Earth somehow remained pristine and sequestered deep within the Earth’s interior.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Despite double- and sometimes triple-digit year-on-year growth, and repeat customers accounting for 37 percent of the business every month, the break even point remained elusive.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Even after a successful appeal, taxes remained in the six-figure range.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The ship remained stuck there for nearly eight months, until the fateful day when the pressure from the ice crushed it like a beer can in a hydraulic vice.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Those who remained and were originally liberal or left Zionists as events unfolded on the ground leaned more and more toward a non-Zionist ideological position.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Although the military said its focus has remained on destroying Hamas in Gaza, the IDF also launched significant air, ground and sea campaigns into Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
The two met while filming The Parent Trap and have remained close ever since.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
As the ancient rocks still showed the original deficit, the conclusion is that the building blocks of the proto-Earth somehow remained pristine and sequestered deep within the Earth’s interior.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Despite double- and sometimes triple-digit year-on-year growth, and repeat customers accounting for 37 percent of the business every month, the break even point remained elusive.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Even after a successful appeal, taxes remained in the six-figure range.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The ship remained stuck there for nearly eight months, until the fateful day when the pressure from the ice crushed it like a beer can in a hydraulic vice.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Those who remained and were originally liberal or left Zionists as events unfolded on the ground leaned more and more toward a non-Zionist ideological position.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Although the military said its focus has remained on destroying Hamas in Gaza, the IDF also launched significant air, ground and sea campaigns into Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Iran.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remained
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Protests have mostly stayed peaceful with occasional arrests among pro-Trump and anti-Trump individuals on site.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily stayed an earlier order blocking the federalization of the Oregon National Guard but left in place the ban on deploying federalized troops into Portland.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Brown continued to blossom into the offense, fellow receiver Xavier Worthy made his presence known with a 6-yard touchdown reception and tight end Travis Kelce looked increasingly smooth with 78 yards — his second-most in a regular-season game since last November.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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McMillan smiled and continued on with his availability in front of his locker, unabated.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Damiano waited for David’s blood glucose to tick up or edge down, his engineering brain crunched the problem.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The couple waited until Vale’s arrival to choose her moniker.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Players and officials from both teams gathered to break up the skirmish, which lasted a few seconds.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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State of the pitching staff after the NLDS Only Chad Patrick pitched out of the bullpen on consecutive days, and the second outing lasted just four pitches on Thursday.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Stowe persisted in her admiration for Brown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Deutsche Bank’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein Documents obtained by Fortune reveal that Deutsche Bank opened more than 40 accounts for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and processed millions of dollars in allegedly suspicious transactions, even as allegations against him persisted.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Remained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remained. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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