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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
Regional theaters such as Seattle Rep, the Guthrie, the Goodman and Baltimore Center Stage remained committed to their missions while New York nonprofit companies continued to hold the line off-Broadway.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
At least 3,150 others remained injured, and roughly 12,721 people have been displaced, according to officials.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
After the late Hall of Fame running back’s name remained on display on the Wall of Fame inside their now-former home, Guelli said there will be no mention of Simpson at their new stadium across the street.
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John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Native traditions of dance, storytelling, weaving, beading, pottery and other arts had remained pure and unchanged for generations.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The match looked and felt over Saturday night even though 15 minutes remained to be played at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead).
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Americans were separated at birth, and have remained so ever since.
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Despite the split between Gisele and Brady, the pair have remained on friendly terms.
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Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
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.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
At least 3,150 others remained injured, and roughly 12,721 people have been displaced, according to officials.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
After the late Hall of Fame running back’s name remained on display on the Wall of Fame inside their now-former home, Guelli said there will be no mention of Simpson at their new stadium across the street.
—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Native traditions of dance, storytelling, weaving, beading, pottery and other arts had remained pure and unchanged for generations.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The match looked and felt over Saturday night even though 15 minutes remained to be played at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead).
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Americans were separated at birth, and have remained so ever since.
—
James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Despite the split between Gisele and Brady, the pair have remained on friendly terms.
—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remained
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The format for Solid Sound has stayed the same for years now, a reliable framework that Tweedy and his bandmates, friends, and family fill out with endless variety.
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That's when witnesses called 911, and the neighbor stayed at the scene to be interviewed by homicide detectives, officials confirmed.
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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.
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SpaceX continued its sharp descent back to Earth.
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Donors waited as long as two and a half hours to drop off supplies, creating what appeared to be an organized, human assembly line.
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On the same pitch earlier, South Africa labored past Bangladesh by four wickets and waited for India's fate.
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Called the Lorimer Burst, after the team leader who discovered it, the flash was far more luminous than anything ever seen like it, and, still more astonishing, the entire event lasted only about 5 milliseconds.
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The court also ordered the defendants to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fines late Thursday after a trial that lasted more than two years.
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But Joe and Fred persisted, and more than 20 years later they were proved right.
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But disagreements over the strait have persisted.
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“Remained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remained. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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