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Recent Examples of remainder With Gordon out of the game, the Boston bats went quickly and quietly for nearly the entire remainder of the game. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025 Act quickly – the entire remainder of the run is nearly sold out. Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025 Collection activity on federal student loans has been paused for roughly five years, a remainder of Covid-era policies meant to offer relief to borrowers. Annie Nova, CNBC, 5 May 2025 There is no seemingly viable way to separate the weaknesses from the strengths and still have a cohesive and coherent remainder. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for remainder
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Noun
  • Getting enough rest supports your teen’s immune system, mood, and focus, making sleep a true priority for their health and well-being.
    Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Citing popular demand for its regular sandwich menu, Mudgie’s will give its brunch menu on Sunday a rest and instead will offer its full menu.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Visit your local nursery for scrap evergreen or find options on Etsy.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Black Girl Magic has an entire economy of women who refuse to play small, refuse to compete for scraps, and refuse to let comparison steal their audacity.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As early as the 1620s, the Dutch and English settlers who established farming and fishing communities came into conflict with the remnants of Algonquian-speaking peoples.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • One of his sons found the remnants of his blood in the street.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Citing climate change concerns and the melting ice sheet, Greenland implemented a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in 2021—seemingly bringing all oil dreams to an end—but the government agreed that White Flame’s licenses were grandfathered and remained valid.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The crypto investment amounted to less than 1% of the total assets managed by the board which was more than $162 billion as of the end of 2024.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dress up your bedroom with a new seven-piece comforter set or sink into something super soft like the Bedsure fluffy comforter.
    Sheri Kaz, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Others are still picking up the pieces.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remainder. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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