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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
the remainder of the pills were saved in case they were needed later
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as in scrap
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
the remainder of the dough can be used to make a tartlet
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Recent Examples of remainder
The tax code puts minimum and maximum limits on the annual income that can be paid by a charitable remainder trust.
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
From there, players stick to Abby's perspective for nearly the entire remainder of the game.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Another gift that generates regular income is the charitable remainder trust.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Adding someone as a joint owner to your account or creating a remainder interest in your property is a gift.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
From there, players stick to Abby's perspective for nearly the entire remainder of the game.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Another gift that generates regular income is the charitable remainder trust.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Adding someone as a joint owner to your account or creating a remainder interest in your property is a gift.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remainder
Noun
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If your back starts to sag, rest and reset to maintain proper form.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 July 2025
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Located in a former Baroque palace estate in the Juárez neighborhood, this house is what sunny fever dreams are made of: a massive outdoor pool is lined by plush loungers, where the city’s chicest rest atop olive-and-white towels and sip mezcal cocktails and natural wine.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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Kimmel said the country has an oversupply domestically of scrap metal, if U.S. companies cannot export.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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That technical change increases the likelihood that a congregation of a tumbledown church might raise the money to unlock more housing and at the same time fix up their building — without simply selling it for scrap.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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For context, massive flooding in New York City was caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida (2021).—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Some parts of the state saw more than 20 inches of rain, with the National Weather Service (NWS) attributing the excessive moisture to remnants of Tropical Storm Barry, which formed the weekend prior.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Most of those migrants stayed at their host churches until after the end of the first Trump term, waiting for their deportation orders to be deferred.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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The Biden administration had calculated that an end to federal coal sales would reduce emissions by the equivalent of 293 million tons (266 million metric tonnes) of carbon dioxide annually.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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“Remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remainder. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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