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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
As of Sunday afternoon, about 300 fire personnel were fighting the blaze, which remained uncontained.
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Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
The driver of the SUV remained at the scene of the accident, police said.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Throughout the past decade, increasing the minimum wage has remained a consistently popular progressive policy, one that, historically, has prevailed at the ballot box.
—Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 June 2026
However, some remained in the jungle and recruited more fighters to form a new generation of rebel groups.
—John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026
Despite the split between Gisele and Brady, the pair have remained on friendly terms.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
Tellez, who openly refuses to leave the infield, remained at first base, pushing Olson to the unfamiliar position.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
An official with knowledge of the talks later told the AP the Iranian delegation remained engaged in the talks and has not indicated to mediators any intention to leave.
—ABC News, 21 June 2026
How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
The driver of the SUV remained at the scene of the accident, police said.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Throughout the past decade, increasing the minimum wage has remained a consistently popular progressive policy, one that, historically, has prevailed at the ballot box.
—Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 June 2026
However, some remained in the jungle and recruited more fighters to form a new generation of rebel groups.
—John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026
Despite the split between Gisele and Brady, the pair have remained on friendly terms.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
Tellez, who openly refuses to leave the infield, remained at first base, pushing Olson to the unfamiliar position.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
An official with knowledge of the talks later told the AP the Iranian delegation remained engaged in the talks and has not indicated to mediators any intention to leave.
—ABC News, 21 June 2026
How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remained
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The two met in 1999 and stayed friends over the years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Pochettino was asked constantly about Pulisic’s status for Friday and stayed mum for the most part – understandably so.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Before the Clark-Bonner scene, Cunningham stepped into the confrontation and pointed directly at Bonner, who continued barking at officials as teammates tried to pull her away.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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SpaceX continued its sharp descent back to Earth.—
Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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Keeping with their own lyrics, Warning waited two whole decades to release another LP.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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The man and another woman waited with her until police and paramedics arrived.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Blackouts have lasted up to 20 hours a day and have restricted access to health services, transportation and education.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The one moment of genuine conversation between him and Jen this episode lasted about 15 seconds before dissolving, again, into tonsil hockey.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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The pattern held across the broader workforce, too, and persisted even after Gallup accounted for age, education, industry and how long ago workers had been let go.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Obama's tan suit moment has persisted for his supporters as an example of unfair criticism, but nearly a decade later, the suit has become an iconic piece of fashion within itself.—
Morgan Evans,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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“Remained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remained. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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