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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
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Example Sentences
Any plans to grow her exercise movement must, she insists, remain “completely organic.”
To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
The people who are involved in the violence, they figure out ways to remain here at all costs and continue causing trouble.
But the qualities Mario Cuomo brought to public life—compassion, integrity, commitment to principle—remain in short supply today.
Instead, black models are required to remain meekly, silently off stage, waiting for a turn that may never come.
As long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.
I had it put in order whilst you were in London; it was a shame to let a sacred place remain in such a state.
The observer might well remain perplexed at the pathetic discord between human work and human wants.
But the quiet old town, with its musical name and its great orchestra, will long remain in my memory.
And having nothing in their minds which seeks utterance, they remain quiet.
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On this page you'll find 130 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to remain, such as: continue, endure, go on, hover, last, and linger.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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