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remain
verb as in stay, wait
Strongest matches
continue, endure, go on, hover, last, linger, live, persist, prevail, stand, stop, survive, wait
Strong matches
abide, bide, bivouac, bunk, cling, delay, dwell, freeze, halt, hang, inhabit, lodge, nest, outlast, outlive, pause, perch, reside, rest, roost, sojourn, squat, tarry, visit
Weak matches
be left, hang out, hold over, hold the fort, keep on, make camp, put on hold, remain standing, sit out, sit through, sit tight, stay behind, stay in, stay over, stay put, stick around
Example Sentences
Although the yield on the 10-year Treasury note continued to rise on Thursday, it remains down so far this month and this year.
The questions underlying this fundamental tension remain unanswered here.
Meanwhile, the world’s most important trading relationship remained in the spotlight.
The sheriff’s office said the two deputies remain on administrative leave and the shooting remains under investigation.
At one point, there were about a hundred spaces remaining across the male prison estate.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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