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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, the shooter remained at large.
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Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
No arrests had been made as of the latest local reports, and an the investigation remained ongoing.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Concha pointed to Trump’s enduring influence within the Republican Party, noting that the president’s endorsements have remained a powerful force in Republican primaries.
—Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
The winner against Liverpool at the start of the month that ensured that the league title remained City’s to lose was case in point.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Northbound Business 80 remained closed over the American River throughout the day as part of a major construction project.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 31 May 2026
What remained was the performance itself.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
As of 2011, scientists estimated that as much as 91 percent of the oceans’ species remained undiscovered—so fully describing all our planet’s marine inhabitants would take scientists centuries at the current pace.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 May 2026
Ensuring the tree’s roots and branches remained undisturbed during building was no small feat.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2026
Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
No arrests had been made as of the latest local reports, and an the investigation remained ongoing.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Concha pointed to Trump’s enduring influence within the Republican Party, noting that the president’s endorsements have remained a powerful force in Republican primaries.
—Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
The winner against Liverpool at the start of the month that ensured that the league title remained City’s to lose was case in point.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Northbound Business 80 remained closed over the American River throughout the day as part of a major construction project.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 31 May 2026
What remained was the performance itself.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
As of 2011, scientists estimated that as much as 91 percent of the oceans’ species remained undiscovered—so fully describing all our planet’s marine inhabitants would take scientists centuries at the current pace.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 May 2026
Ensuring the tree’s roots and branches remained undisturbed during building was no small feat.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remained
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Sun Drop grew and grew and eventually wasn’t bottled much in Concord, where the staff stayed small.—
Julia Coin
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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The partisan shares returned to near-parity, but the total stayed elevated.—
Bruce Sibley,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Over the decades, Andrews has continued to build an award-winning career across film and television, earning multiple Oscar nominations and 10 Emmy nominations, including recognition for her voice-over role in Bridgerton.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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The remark, however, did not seem to distract play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown, who continued the broadcast without acknowledging it.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Dave Marler has waited nearly his whole life for this moment — the World Cup in his home state.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
31 May 2026
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But the Park Service waited four months to award the contracts for a broader renovation project.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Verb
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On Thursday, the school promoted offensive coordinator Anthony Vizakis to take over the coveted role, ending a search that lasted about six weeks.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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The struggle between the federal agent and the two men lasted about 12 seconds, contradicting the agent’s account that he was engaged in a struggle for about three minutes before the shooting.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Currently, Lebanon is supposed to be under a ceasefire, but Israeli strikes have persisted.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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The promise by the National Weather Service for drier and warmer weather for the Bay Area still persisted Thursday afternoon, but that weather was taking its sweet time getting to the region.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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“Remained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remained. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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