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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
This body will remain in place until the Palestinian Authority completes a reform program and then can take control of the Gaza Strip.
"Cyber professionals rarely work nine to five", he adds, "Even if they do, they remain on call because threat actors don't adhere to office hours."
It would also see all 20 living Israeli hostages and the remains of more than two dozen who are believed to be dead returned within 72 hours.
The original racial slurs must remain, which produces outright operatic shock.
Whether Leonard was as clear about the rules remains unknown.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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