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stay behind

VERB
remain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continue endure go on hover last linger live persist prevail stand stop survive wait
STRONG
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
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 in stay over stay put stick around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease die discontinue go leave lie
STRONG
carry on depart hurry move
WEAK
forge

Example Sentences

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Hillary Dawa maintains he was "forced to stay behind" near Camp 3, which sits about 7,200m above sea level, because he had run out of oxygen and could no longer walk.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Three Americans would stay behind, while three Ngarchelongese would make the journey as a guarantee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Anyone who does not have that kind of money -- most Sudanese, after close to three years of war -- has to walk, or stay behind.

From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025

Water and other specialties stay behind in the rump DuPont.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

This time I stay behind in the ICU.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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