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as in to stay
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 to continue
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 remain
Death toll is expected to rise as campers remain missing
Gov. Greg Abbott said there were dozens of people unaccounted for across the state and more could be missing.
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CBS News, 7 July 2025
Dozens also remain missing, according to Kerr County Sheriff's Office, which noted in a Facebook post on Sunday, July 6 that there are 10 Camp Mystic campers still unaccounted for, along with one counselor.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 July 2025
Eleven children and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp at the edge of the Guadalupe River, remained missing.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 7 July 2025
On Wednesday, more than 130 million Americans from Louisiana to Massachusetts remain under heat alerts.
—Kyle David, ABC News, 25 June 2025
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CBS News, 7 July 2025
Dozens also remain missing, according to Kerr County Sheriff's Office, which noted in a Facebook post on Sunday, July 6 that there are 10 Camp Mystic campers still unaccounted for, along with one counselor.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 July 2025
Eleven children and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp at the edge of the Guadalupe River, remained missing.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 7 July 2025
On Wednesday, more than 130 million Americans from Louisiana to Massachusetts remain under heat alerts.
—Kyle David, ABC News, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remain
Verb
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One difference to fungal wilts is that the leaf tissue of plants infected by bacterial wilt tends to stay green even as the plant wilts.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Come for the food, stay for the desserts and then finally the relatives.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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Place the feet on a piece of cardboard to protect your floor, then continue to pull the range out of place.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
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The Iron Bottom Sound expedition is scheduled to continue through July 23 and is funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration.—
Mark Price
Updated July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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While institutions might like the strategic positioning in India’s burgeoning aviation market, retail investors are perhaps waiting to come in at a lower price.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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His identity has not been released as family waits to be notified.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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The drier conditions are expected to last through Friday before more rain is in the weekend forecast.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The consequences of trauma can last a lifetime With Gaza's health system and public services on the brink of collapse, extreme food insecurity and critical water shortages, the level of stress on children and their parents continues to rise.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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As age-gap relationships persist, despite the think-pieces, so will novels with age-gap relationships.—
Hattie Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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The customs house submitted a report Saturday indicating that the server slowdown had negatively impacted import-export assessments since July 1, further complicating congestion issues that have persisted at the port.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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“Remain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remain. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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