1
as in remained
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining
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2
as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill
stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed
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as in waited
to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something
we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up
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as in visited
to reside as a temporary guest
let's stay at a quaint inn rather than at some generic motel
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as in sustained
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs
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Recent Examples of stayed
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Bessette Kennedy began her professional career working for the venerable American designer and stayed at the fashion house until 1996.
—Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake.
—Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Phones stayed largely down — which in this case felt less like reverent immersion and more like a crowd waiting for something to catch fire.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s office said the driver of the truck stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday morning, temperatures stayed well above freezing.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
That tally stayed flat with the third quarter and the end of 2024.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Gelernter also said the student had become a friend of him and his wife and had stayed at their home more than once.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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These microbes stayed consistent.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Bessette Kennedy began her professional career working for the venerable American designer and stayed at the fashion house until 1996.
—Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake.
—Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Phones stayed largely down — which in this case felt less like reverent immersion and more like a crowd waiting for something to catch fire.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s office said the driver of the truck stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday morning, temperatures stayed well above freezing.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
That tally stayed flat with the third quarter and the end of 2024.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Gelernter also said the student had become a friend of him and his wife and had stayed at their home more than once.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Stayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stayed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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