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
Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Andrew Bailey and the entire pitching department were hired by Breslow, and all stayed.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Kennedy’s appointment of 13 committee members was stayed, per the ruling, nullifying their positions and any of their votes.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Notoriously private, Caroline has stayed even further out of the public eye since the death of her 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Diesel has also recently stayed steady, with the average cost of a gallon dropping over 3 cents in the last week.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Cascio family came to know Jackson when its patriarch managed a Manhattan hotel where the pop music icon sometimes stayed.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
With the purchase, Lake Mist has stayed affordable and continues to provide resource access to residents.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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With Leeds not playing in the league last weekend, and three of the other at-risk teams winning, Opta’s supercomputer has stayed strong on the current projections for those who are most likely to face the drop.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Andrew Bailey and the entire pitching department were hired by Breslow, and all stayed.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Kennedy’s appointment of 13 committee members was stayed, per the ruling, nullifying their positions and any of their votes.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Notoriously private, Caroline has stayed even further out of the public eye since the death of her 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Diesel has also recently stayed steady, with the average cost of a gallon dropping over 3 cents in the last week.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Cascio family came to know Jackson when its patriarch managed a Manhattan hotel where the pop music icon sometimes stayed.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
With the purchase, Lake Mist has stayed affordable and continues to provide resource access to residents.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Stayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stayed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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