remain
verb (used without object)
noun
- miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.
- traces of some quality, condition, etc.
- a dead body; corpse.
- parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata: fossil remains; organic remains.
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leftover, outstanding, surviving, extra, resting, halting, stopping, waiting, spare, lingering, left, residual, unused, vestigialExamples from the Web for remaining
Contemporary Examples of remaining
Their logic: the sea-creature would come alive and drink up any remaining alcohol.
Fold over the edges and crimp, then trim any remaining excess.
Once hot, add the shallots, apples, cranberries, and remaining cranberry juice to the pan.
Today, there are only about 30,000 remaining, as they have disappeared from twenty-six countries.
Her destination was Corcoran, California, where Charles Manson is spending his remaining days in a state prison.
Historical Examples of remaining
They filled two bottles they had remaining with the precious fluid.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
Among the remaining symbols is the cross of four equal arms.
The Non-Christian CrossJohn Denham Parsons
And, as for my own pleasure, I shall best consult it by remaining precisely where I am.
Main StreetNathaniel Hawthorne
Nor is Battle Abbey the only remaining monument of Hastings.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte Mary Yonge
The remaining four and a half companies continued to advance.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill