remaining

adjective

re·​main·​ing ri-ˈmā-niŋ 

: left over after a part has been destroyed, taken, used, or lost

Dough should not stick to sides of bowl; if it does, add some or all of remaining 2 tablespoons of bread flour until dough cleans sides of bowl.

—Tish Boyle

"You're good people," Kugelmass said, combing his few remaining hairs as he climbed into the cabinet again.

—Woody Allen

The researchers, focusing on distinct oral languages, not dialects, interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining speakers of a language and collected basic word lists.

—John Noble Wilford

Examples of remaining in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dissidents went into hiding, and the few remaining independent news outlets softened their already cautious coverage for fear of being unplugged. —Egina Garcia Cano, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026

After rinsing, Mitzner says to gently blow your nose to remove remaining fluid, but avoid forceful blowing. —Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026

Earlier this week, one of the few remaining sports facilities available to children in the country was vandalized and partially burned by criminal gangs. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026

Next week fans will secure tickets through FIFA’s lottery, and again in the spring when the final remaining World Cup slots are filled by the winners of the tournament’s regional playoffs. —Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for remaining

• abstaining
• attaining
• campaigning
• complaining
• constraining
• containing
• detaining
• disdaining
• entraining
• explaining
• maintaining
• obtaining