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• present tense form of remain (3rd person singular).

remains

British  

/ rɪˈmeɪnz /

plural noun

1. any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc, that are left unused or still extant, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc

   the remains of a meal

   archaeological remains

2. the body of a dead person; corpse

3. Also called: literary remains. the unpublished writings of an author at the time of his or her death

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Explanation

The word remains can mean a dead body, so a detective might investigate to find out if some bones found in a lake are human or non-human remains. You can also use remains to mean the part of something that's left behind after the rest has been used or thrown away. So the remains of your birthday cake might just be some crumbs and melted candles, and the remains of a building after an earthquake could consist of a crumbling foundation. In a murder mystery, though, remains are likely to be human bodies.

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Israel has yet to form a government and it remains unclear what Netanyahu’s chief rival, Gadi Eisenkot, would spend on the military, should he come to power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Meteorologists said Friday they were observing an unprecedented early disruption of the polar vortex, raising the risk of cold snaps across the Northern Hemisphere, though there remains significant uncertainty.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Eighteen years later, his formal command remains formidable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

But, as Jeffry Bartash explains, the U.S. labor market has been remarkably steady, even if hiring remains sluggish.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Its fluffy coating of white feathers was flattened with salt spray, making it look—and smell— convincingly like a large white seabird, or the remains of one.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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