remained

verb

past tense of remain
1
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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2
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 On Wednesday afternoon, Garcia remained in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 Alongside Sneed, Beasley, who sustained a minor lower-body injury late but remained in the game, finished with 16 points. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 The ship reportedly remained docked in Orlando well into the night. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Tropical storm warnings remained in effect on Wednesday afternoon from Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, according to the NHC. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 July 2026 Political influence, subsidized financing, and favoritism remained serious risks. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Held in New Jersey, the final remained scoreless until Spain broke through in the 106th minute to secure a 1-0 victory. — Reuters, NBC news, 22 July 2026 England and Argentina remained deadlocked 0-0 with no shots on goal at either end. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 But the project has remained the topic of litigation and has already cost LAWA hundreds of millions in claim settlements. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remained
  1. stayed
  2. continued
  3. waited
  4. lasted
  5. persisted
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  • During the presentation of the winners’ medals, many of Romero’s team-mates stayed down the other end of the pitch, with their backs to the ceremony (although there was the odd exception, such as Alexis Mac Allister).
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Code review latency stayed flat, because an agent now reviews code and calls in a second human only when risk warrants it, saving 30 percent of human review time.
    — John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of stayed
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  • The rabid cheering section continued through the bottom of the ninth when Jo Adell came to the dish with the bases loaded and a tie ballgame with the chance to walk it off.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Harrison’s concerns from college — soft routes, struggling with press coverage — have continued in the NFL.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of continued
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  • Elyse waited for her daughter to come out while May grew her hair long and asked for bows to wear in it.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026
  • The Colonial Marines Cameron waited until late on in production to shoot the scene where the Colonial Marines wake up from hypersleep.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of waited
Verb
  • The search lasted until Monday, when Núñez returned to the disaster site convinced that her son had not survived and that his body was still beneath the rubble.
    — Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Sanford and Son ended after the actor accepted an offer from competitor ABC to star in his own variety series, which lasted less than a year.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of lasted
Verb
  • Even after the state addressed that issue, other problems persisted.
    — Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • The pressure persisted throughout the week, easing only briefly on Tuesday after IBM’s preannouncement highlighted where enterprise technology dollars are flowing.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 18 July 2026
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