remained

past tense of remain

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of remained The pickup truck driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, Monroe said. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Regardless, Republican Sam Matthews, an at-times independent voter who dropped into the Ohio GOP bus tour launch party in Strongsville, remained adamant Democrats continued to be too extreme for most of the electorate. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026 Mortgage rates climbed once again after the US began its war with Iran, and have remained elevated since. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026 And that is where this stretch of road in Valparaiso remained until City Council Member Barbara Domer got curious about the road she’s called home for 33 years. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Alvaro Huerta of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center said during a July news briefing that a 3-year-old remained in the resettlement office's custody for 300 days. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Fifa Laopakdee gets another go at Augusta National The Asia-Pacific Amateur may have moved from Dubai to New Zealand, but the winner remained the same. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack; the attackers’ motive remained unknown. — Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Israeli and American leaders have been sharpening their threats before elections in both countries, while Iranian leaders have remained defiant. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remained
Verb
  • Instead of insisting on playing through pressure, defenders cleared the ball when necessary, stayed compact and protected a narrow lead.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In places where the lines stayed unchanged, like Indiana and Pennsylvania and New Jersey and New York, GOP incumbents lost.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Other Democrats, as well as some Republicans, have continued to push to hold Epstein associates accountable.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Armies of lawyers and volunteers for both sides continued to monitor the vote count across the state's 82 counties.
    — Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • When Whataburger reopened a location here in town back in August, Gregory was there on Day One and waited for nearly an hour to get her fix.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Ahead of him, the Great Sea Reef—colossal, colorful, teeming with sea life and yet empty of humans—waited just below the surface.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The spreadsheet era has lasted far too long, along with QA practices that were rendered obsolete three to four years ago.
    — Stefan Gogoll, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Common Womon closed in 1982, while Womonfyre lasted until 1989.
    — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Hill-Lewis is hoping that South Africans are finally fed up with the ANC’s largely one-party rule that has persisted since Mandela became president in the first all-race elections in 1994.
    — Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Students blamed rampant state corruption, and their mass protests persisted in the face of violent repression.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Remained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remained. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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