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adjective

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Recent Examples of leftover
Noun
Most food banks rely on a combination of federal or state dollars, private giving and partnerships with businesses that donate leftover food. ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025 To store leftovers, transfer your carbonara to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Don't burn leftover food or trash on the grill. AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Lunch is leftover tofu and rice from our taco bar — still very tasty! R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leftover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftover
Noun
  • One of the most effective vehicles for accomplishing all of this is a charitable remainder annuity trust, known as a CRAT.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The prediction of an above-average remainder of the season is based on a combination of factors, including warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Seas, and an active West African Monsoon.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Later bedtimes, co-sleeping, and room sharing—practices more common in some Latino households—may affect both sleep duration and how parents perceive their children’s rest.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, listen to your skin, alternate between exfoliation and hydration, and give your skin rest time to recover.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Recipe Tips From The Test Kitchen Gently fold in the crabmeat off the heat to preserve its texture; the pasta's residual heat will warm the pre-cooked crab through.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The licensee has to reduce the residual radioactivity to levels that permit release of the property and termination of the facility’s operating license.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Common greens include kitchen scraps, fresh garden clippings, and coffee grounds.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Add leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen scraps to your compost pile instead.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Porter's closest remaining female rival, Betty Yee, remains in the race.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Raiffeisen has the largest remaining Russian operation of any western bank.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And, major flooding occurred at two locations in Alaska as the remnants of Typhoon Halong arrived.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Breakker dragged Reigns’ carcass out of the remnants from the table to help set up Reed for the Tsunami.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Leftover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftover. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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