Became and Remained

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Remained is an antonym for became.

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Became is an antonym for remained.

Nearby Word: remaining

The other possibility is that Obama never became president in 2008 and instead remained a high-profile senator.

Source: Series / Luke Cage aka: Luke Cage
They still remained the most popular ship but some former fans became rather... bitter.

Source: Abandon Shipping
Jericho: Emily became The Scrappy very quickly, and remained so for all of Season One.

Source: Rescued From The Scrappy Heap / Live-Action TV

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