1
as in remained
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining
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2
as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill
stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed
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as in waited
to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something
we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up
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as in visited
to reside as a temporary guest
let's stay at a quaint inn rather than at some generic motel
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as in sustained
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs
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Recent Examples of stayed
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Matthews stayed down favoring his left leg before being helped to the locker room.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Even in the concourse, the energy stayed alive.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Half of college graduates from the last decade were underemployed a year after graduation, and nearly three-quarters stayed that way for a decade.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Strikingly, this came at the expense of the time workers spent on highly focused, uninterrupted work, which fell by 9 percent for AI users, and stayed the same for AI abstainers.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
The committee members stayed overnight during selection weekend at the nearest hotel, a Holiday Inn Holidome a mile west at the northwest corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Metcalf Avenue.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
While getting ready in the Greyfield Inn (where the wedding reception was held and guests stayed), the costume designer put Pidgeon in a vintage Calvin Klein slip dress, a subtle homage to Bessett Kennedy’s days at the company.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Messi, by contrast, has stayed largely silent on issues in the various countries he's lived in, whether Argentina, Spain, France or the United States.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
The soldiers would have stayed as sentries before and after the performance, symbolically guarding the legacy of Taiwan’s founder.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Matthews stayed down favoring his left leg before being helped to the locker room.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Even in the concourse, the energy stayed alive.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Half of college graduates from the last decade were underemployed a year after graduation, and nearly three-quarters stayed that way for a decade.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Strikingly, this came at the expense of the time workers spent on highly focused, uninterrupted work, which fell by 9 percent for AI users, and stayed the same for AI abstainers.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
The committee members stayed overnight during selection weekend at the nearest hotel, a Holiday Inn Holidome a mile west at the northwest corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Metcalf Avenue.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
While getting ready in the Greyfield Inn (where the wedding reception was held and guests stayed), the costume designer put Pidgeon in a vintage Calvin Klein slip dress, a subtle homage to Bessett Kennedy’s days at the company.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Messi, by contrast, has stayed largely silent on issues in the various countries he's lived in, whether Argentina, Spain, France or the United States.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Stayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stayed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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