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

Republicans appealed a ruling that scrapped the last remaining New York City congressional district held by a Republican. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026

The last remaining treaty governing nuclear weapons stockpiles between the US and Russia will soon expire on February 4. —Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

Per Tankathon, the Hawks have the fourth-easiest remaining schedule. —Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Side vision remained unchanged, indicating that the implant did not reduce remaining vision. —William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 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