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as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
that doormat is just a leftover from when the new carpet was installed
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as in rest
leftovers plural
a remaining group or portion
take as many of these calendars as you want, and put the leftovers back on the shelf
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as in residual
still existing or present after other parts are used or removed
This recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice.
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Recent Examples of leftover
Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Stretching leftover funds over additional weeks has many, including Summer White, extremely concerned.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Lunch is leftover tofu and rice from our taco bar — still very tasty!
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Rochelle would drink a protein shake or eat leftovers if anxiety and exhaustion didn’t kill her hunger.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Stretching leftover funds over additional weeks has many, including Summer White, extremely concerned.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 30 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftover
Noun
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Collection activity had been paused for roughly five years, a remainder of Covid-era policies meant to offer relief to borrowers.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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See list for remainder of 2025, start of 2026 Remaining full moons in 2025 Thursday, Dec. 4: Cold Moon John Tufts covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The principle of relativity would later show up in Newton’s work as his first law of motion, where an object at rest would remain at rest and an object in motion would remain in constant motion, and would do so forever, unless and until either of them was acted upon by an outside (net) force.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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That is empowering — better rest is in your control.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The system uses the infrared wavelength—invisible to the naked eye—as opposed to visible light to prevent the signals from interfering with the residual peripheral vision the subjects still have.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The bubbles in the laminate layer of the windshield resulted from an excess of residual air trapped during the windshield lamination manufacturing process, according to the recall report.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Generals capture by far the biggest share of those profits; the colonels and captains who serve under them likely get table scraps.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Vitale loved it, posing for one photo after another, signing one scrap of paper after another, making one joke about his bald head after another.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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There have been multiple reports confirming the two will keep their royal titles, remaining princesses, and will still be styled as Her Royal Highness.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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Democratic Maryland lawmakers sought to redistrict the state in an attempt to flip blue the last remaining Republican congressional seat.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars and the intricate glow of gas and dust weaving through our galaxy’s heart.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Excavators also found remnants of medieval trade, including coins, trade tokens and even personal effects like combs and clothing buckles.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Leftover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftover. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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