remain
verb (used without object)
to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified.
remaining
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present participleof remain.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Aaron Donald and Braden Fiske are the remaining starters, and Tyler Davis, Larrell Murchison and Ty Hamilton will assume larger roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
"It's of critical importance that we make sure that all of the remaining tips around Wales are safe indeed across the country," he said, adding he represented a former mining community in Makerfield near Manchester.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In August 2024, Two Sigma announced that Overdeck and Siegel would cede their co-CEO roles while remaining the firm’s co-chairman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
About a 20-minute drive away, the region's last remaining Mack plant employs some 2,800 people.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
The remaining icicles were put into the pail, and with the mallet, Duane hammered them and crushed them into something like snow, but still with the icy crunch he preferred.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
