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
Julia Ingram, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The firm’s apparent demand metric, which tracks the 30-day change in outright purchases of bitcoin, stayed negative throughout April while futures demand rose.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
After 24 hours at 4G, flies stayed hyperactive for weeks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
And the Serio clan stayed open into the wee hours to feed them.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Aptly, people ducked in, stayed for a few minutes, and exited noticeably calmer.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
With fire, these places stayed occupied longer.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie that has somehow stayed cool through multiple cultural eras.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Verb
In February of this year, a district court ruled that DHS's third-country removal practices were unlawful, but the ruling was stayed pending the government's appeal, allowing the deportations to continue.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The firm’s apparent demand metric, which tracks the 30-day change in outright purchases of bitcoin, stayed negative throughout April while futures demand rose.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
After 24 hours at 4G, flies stayed hyperactive for weeks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
And the Serio clan stayed open into the wee hours to feed them.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Aptly, people ducked in, stayed for a few minutes, and exited noticeably calmer.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
With fire, these places stayed occupied longer.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie that has somehow stayed cool through multiple cultural eras.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
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“Stayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stayed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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