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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.
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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.
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Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
However, some remained in the jungle and recruited more fighters to form a new generation of rebel groups.
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John Otis,
NPR,
21 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
Tellez, who openly refuses to leave the infield, remained at first base, pushing Olson to the unfamiliar position.
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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.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.
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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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Because of the supportive cushioning and the velcro to ensure a tight wrap, my (big) head stayed upright and in a comfortable position.
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Neither Charles nor the late Queen Elizabeth had stayed overnight at the palace since 2019.
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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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Keeping with their own lyrics, Warning waited two whole decades to release another LP.
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The man and another woman waited with her until police and paramedics arrived.
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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 27 Jun. 2026.
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