remained

verb

past tense of remain
1
as in stayed
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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2
as in continued
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 remained No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack; the attackers’ motive remained unknown. — Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Israeli and American leaders have been sharpening their threats before elections in both countries, while Iranian leaders have remained defiant. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026 The members of the House inside the chamber remained trapped, while rioters finally breached the Senate Gallery. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Asia was flat to down today as the price of oil remained painfully high—above $114 per barrel. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 When Lovins wrote his article, most electricity was generated inefficiently from fossil fuels or uranium, while wind and solar power remained prohibitively expensive. — Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 Since then, Lasher has remained in custody at the Yuba County Jail. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The president's economic approval rating remained negative through most of his first year. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 The initial concept for the solid-state transformer, which miniaturizes the magnetic core and surrounds it with power semiconductors, was patented in 1968 but largely remained a concept until the 2010s. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remained
  1. stayed
  2. continued
  3. waited
  4. lasted
  5. persisted
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  • Flagg went down hard under the basket and stayed down on the floor for some time.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The judge then stayed that order until Friday to give the government time to appeal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stayed
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  • The chase then continued north before the car headed east on Highway 50 to elude authorities.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Rubio told reporters in the United States on Saturday before his departure that India had diversified its energy sources, but continued to buy substantial volumes of Russian oil, making an immediate shift to other suppliers difficult.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of continued
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  • When Weber refused — saying the DOJ had refused to share its methodology and waited until the eleventh hour to act — the DOJ sued.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Darius Garland, microphone in hand, waited patiently at midcourt to speak before the Clippers tipped off their season against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at Intuit Dome.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of waited
Verb
  • The sporty coupe and convertible lasted through 2012, long outliving its early stablemates, the Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser.
    — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The two shared a love story that lasted more than two decades, despite years of separation.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of lasted
Verb
  • Still, questions have persisted about who ordered the interruptions to the satellite internet system that Kyiv has relied on for years to counter Moscow's attacks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Still, questions have persisted about who ordered the interruptions to satellite internet system that Kyiv has relied on for years to counter Moscow’s attacks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of persisted

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“Remained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remained. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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