the remainder
noun
: the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
Most of the students left today and the remainder will leave tomorrow.
—often + ofThe players will be suspended for the remainder of the season.
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The news was not good, and now Golden State -- with about two weeks until the trade deadline -- will have decisions to make about how to handle the remainder of the season without Butler.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Both centers stayed with the team for the remainder of its seven-game Eastern Conference road trip but didn’t travel for a back-to-back in New Orleans and Dallas last week.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
But after the baskets from Mai and Allen, the Centurions didn’t score on consecutive possessions for the remainder of the game.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler is out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season after tearing an ACL, his agent confirmed.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Both centers stayed with the team for the remainder of its seven-game Eastern Conference road trip but didn’t travel for a back-to-back in New Orleans and Dallas last week.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
But after the baskets from Mai and Allen, the Centurions didn’t score on consecutive possessions for the remainder of the game.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler is out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season after tearing an ACL, his agent confirmed.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“The remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20remainder. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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