REMAINED Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

remained

verb

past tense of remain

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 England and Argentina remained deadlocked 0-0 with no shots on goal at either end. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 For decades, every movie remained in cinemas for at least 90 days before heading to digital platforms. — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 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 Chinese urban unemployment rate, which excludes those who leave cities for rural areas, remained steady at 5% in June. — Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 July 2026 However, three people remained missing, and one person died after the sinking, San Francisco Fire Department Chief Dean Crispen said at the Wednesday afternoon news conference. — Reeti Malhotra july 15, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Having split his rehab between his native Australia and the States, Toohey remained in touch with his Warriors teammates and the team’s medical staff, even if their ability to help him was limited after the Warriors waived him in December. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Machado, on the other hand, remained in the game after fouling a ball off his toe in the third inning and collapsing in pain at the plate. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 Seigler remained down for several minutes, bleeding from one arm and grimacing in pain as interim manager Chad Tracy and trainers rushed out to check him for a head injury. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026

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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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Throughout the summer, fans have continued to pack Sundance Square to watch the matches, including Josh Mitchell, a fan from Bedford who went to Sundance Square multiple times during the World Cup.

— Cal Phillips Updated July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
At that time, an 18-member Standardized Testing Task Force convened by the Academic Senate had recommended that the use of SAT and ACT tests be continued.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

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

The fire, however, was only 31% contained as of Monday, and was expected to continue to see flare-ups as hot and windy conditions persisted, officials said.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Builders mixed lime with volcanic ash, setting off mineral reactions that persisted as the concrete aged.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

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