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remain
verb(re-main)
stay the same; remain in a certain state
Synonyms: rest, stay,
Examples:
The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it.
He remained unmoved by her tears.
remain
verb(re-main)
continue in a place, position, or situation
Synonyms: continue, stay, stay on,
Examples:
Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year.
remain
verb(re-main)
stay behind
Synonyms: persist, stay,
Examples:
The hostility remained long after they made up.
remain
verb(re-main)
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
Examples:
There remains the question of who pulled the trigger.
Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war.

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