remaining

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adjective

re·​main·​ing ri-ˈmā-niŋ 

: left over after a part has been destroyed, taken, used, or lost

Dough should not stick to sides of bowl; if it does, add some or all of remaining 2 tablespoons of bread flour until dough cleans sides of bowl.

—Tish Boyle

"You're good people," Kugelmass said, combing his few remaining hairs as he climbed into the cabinet again.

—Woody Allen

The researchers, focusing on distinct oral languages, not dialects, interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining speakers of a language and collected basic word lists.

—John Noble Wilford

remaining

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present participle of remain entry 1

Examples of remaining in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

That could mean contributing enough to receive the full employer match while directing most remaining discretionary income toward expensive debt. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Ultimately, American Girl still has to walk a fine line between being a profitable brand and remaining—and enduring as—a safe brand for children who are still learning to navigate the world. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Last Week Tonight purchased it for $7,000 and eventually donated it to the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in Anchorage, Alaska, in an effort to boost their business. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

For example, will the removal of Flock cameras from Florida highways meaningfully change how remaining cameras operate? — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for remaining

• abstaining
• attaining
• campaigning
• complaining
• constraining
• containing
• detaining
• disdaining
• entraining
• explaining
• maintaining
• obtaining