Synonym: continue, endure, keep on, last, persist, stay. Antonym: perish. Similar words: remaining, in the main, maintain, remark, domain, mainly, remarkable, mainstream. Meaning: [rɪ'meɪn] v. 1. stay the same; remain in a certain state 2. continue in a place, position, or situation 3. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc. 4. stay behind.
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241. One boy, who shall remain nameless, has been late every day this week.
242. We must cut back on expenditure in order to remain solvent.
243. An Australian division scheduled for assignment to Greece was ordered to remain in Egypt.
244. It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing, while women remain on the lower grades.
245. About 1,200 personnel will remain behind to take care of the air base.
246. For reasons of personal safety, the informant wishes to remain anonymous.
247. There are also no promotions within the school, so that teachers remain in the classroom throughout their careers.
248. The decision was taken yesterday and will remain in effect until further government instructions.
249. They want control of the company to remain in true-blue hands.
250. Please remain seated until the aircraft has come to a halt.
251. We are having to cut our costs to reduce overheads and remain competitive.
252. The overall oil price outlook is expected to remain bearish.
253. Although some marine mammals are protected by environmental laws, many remain unprotected.
254. We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies.
255. What would remain of the little village if the war went on for another year?
256. He will have to remain in hospital for at least 10 days.
257. He had to work hard to remain ahead of his classmates.
258. The editor's decision is final and shall evermore remain so.
259. The president continued by saying that his country was a free country and would always remain so.
260. As both a teacher and parent,(http://sentencedict.com/remain.html) she had a vested interest in seeing the school remain open.
261. If he thinks he can remain in power by force he is courting disaster.
262. The police officer told the criminal that he had the right to remain silent.
263. Despite losing key players to injury, the team managed to remain undefeated in the final weeks of the season.
264. Prosperity and economic success remain popular and broadly shared goals.
265. She was determined to prove she was no seven-day wonder whose promise would remain unfulfilled.
266. The flight will be announced soon. Meanwhile, please remain seated.
267. On average, American firms remain the most productive in the world.
268. Many people remain blissfully ignorant about the dangers of too much sun .
269. The typical family may remain childless and consist only of a man and a woman.
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