remnant

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noun

rem·nant ˈrem-nənt

Synonyms of remnant next

: a usually small part, member, or trace remaining

: a small surviving group

—often used in plural

: an unsold or unused end of piece goods

remnant

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Examples of remnant in a Sentence

Noun Remnants go on sale next week. sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

One of the only remnants of the Iowa colony is its old dining hall, which today houses a small French Icarian Village museum run by descendants of the community’s original inhabitants. —

John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023 The dispute raises the question of whether Rule 53 is an outdated remnant of another time. —

Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2023 Though deal-hungry mobs and pre-dawn lines are largely remnants of Black Fridays past, Americans are still venturing into malls and big box stores in search of bargains. —

Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023 Rain from a day earlier seemed to have extinguished the last remnants of fire. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023 The colliding galaxy’s remains are now called Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus, a result of two teams independently discovering the remnants of the merger. —

WIRED, 12 Nov. 2023 Moscow has looked to recruit Wagner veterans back into service and integrate the remnants of the force into a militarized guard headed up by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard. —

Peter Aitken, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2023 Plus, with the old remnants out of the way, new growth can come in full throttle. —

Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023 Historic river towns, remnants of America’s early days, whispered stories that only seasoned leaves could tell. —

Kyle Edward, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

Adjective

Tropical Storm Hermine on Sunday was continuing to bring rain to the Canary Islands and is poised to become a remnant low, forecasters said. —

Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022 The magnetic mosaic comes from volcanic rocks at the surface that carry traces of Mars’s remnant magnetic field. —

Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023 Tropical Storm Rina is forecast to die off tonight, turning into a remnant low without any tropical convection. —

A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023 Even today, remnant shells can still be found in places along the Wabash River and other waterways. —

The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023 The hurricane center expects unfavorable conditions in the Gulf to only get more pronounced as Arlene drifts southeastward, and the storm could weaken to a remnant low by Saturday. —

Leigh Morgan, al, 2 June 2023 The remnant rains of Ophelia are lowering in intensity and coverage, from late this afternoon into at least midafternoon Monday. —

A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023 The hurricane center said upper-level winds will turn more hostile and the depression could weaken to a remnant low by Monday. —

Leigh Morgan, al, 19 Aug. 2023 Magnetars—only about 30 of which are known in our galaxy—are a type of neutron star, a remnant core that is left behind after a massive star ends its life. —

Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2023 See More

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