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as in rubble
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
the remains of the house ripped apart by the tornado littered the block for weeks afterward
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as in corpse
a dead body
archaeologists discovered the remains of an Incan woman and carefully excavated her burial site, which promised to yield important clues about her status
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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
gathered up the remains of the buffet and delivered them to a local homeless shelter
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as in stays
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
one of the three bridges known as "the London Bridge," it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today
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as in continues
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
the fact remains: it's still impossible to be in two places at once
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Recent Examples of remains
David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
At some point, those fuel sources will be exhausted, no further energy will be naturally extracted from what remains within them, and those once-brilliant objects will fade away into darkness.
—Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
This could mean that it never gets done, and the center remains closed indefinitely.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that Khamenei remains the decisive figure in Iran’s system even as the regime faces pressure at home and abroad.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Some economists suggested last week's rise could be statistical noise, and the total number remains relatively low compared with history.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
The fundamental outlook remains positive for gold, economists say.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Geopolitics remains in focus for European investors.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Though the majority of the Bridgerton siblings are squared away, Benedict remains unaccounted for.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Arlington County Police Department announced the news on Thursday following a monthslong criminal investigation that remains active.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
At some point, those fuel sources will be exhausted, no further energy will be naturally extracted from what remains within them, and those once-brilliant objects will fade away into darkness.
—Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
This could mean that it never gets done, and the center remains closed indefinitely.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that Khamenei remains the decisive figure in Iran’s system even as the regime faces pressure at home and abroad.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Some economists suggested last week's rise could be statistical noise, and the total number remains relatively low compared with history.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
The fundamental outlook remains positive for gold, economists say.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Geopolitics remains in focus for European investors.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Though the majority of the Bridgerton siblings are squared away, Benedict remains unaccounted for.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remains
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When Tulah opens later this year, stays will cost up to $2,700 per person per night, inclusive of all treatments and meals.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026
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Texans are best served when the GLO office stays focused on the work it is designed to do and carries out those duties transparently, effectively, and in the public interest.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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First, the core will run out of hydrogen fuel, causing the inner core of the star to become inert while hydrogen fusion continues in a shell surrounding it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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While social media was, and continues to be, a hotbed of culture-war goofiness, people yelling about lentils in the comments section of Jezebel hardly accounts for the rise of RFK Jr.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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While the storefront is minimal, save for a bright red front door, what waits inside is exceptional.—
Emma Simard,
Saveur,
4 Feb. 2026
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No matter how long the connection lasts, enjoy it!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the American pop-culture feedback loop, at the football-movie intersection between sports and cinema and how the two inform and reflect each other, lurks a line delivery that lasts only a couple of seconds.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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While 2026 has seen engagement at the bilateral level expanding, EU institutional mistrust of China persists.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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The performance gap between Chinese and US models, while not enormous, persists largely due to constraints on computing power and capital.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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