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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Regardless, for the remainder of the 2025 season, the addition of Gardner should only add to the Colts' case as true contenders in the AFC this year.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
With less money set aside, having enough to last for the remainder of their lifetimes is a huge concern, Fichtner said.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Republicans relinquishing control of one or both chambers of Congress in 2026 will render the president a lame duck for the remainder of his second term, and Democrats have an early 4-point advantage on generic congressional ballot polling.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Davis later violated the terms of his sentence and was jailed for the remainder of it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
With less money set aside, having enough to last for the remainder of their lifetimes is a huge concern, Fichtner said.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Republicans relinquishing control of one or both chambers of Congress in 2026 will render the president a lame duck for the remainder of his second term, and Democrats have an early 4-point advantage on generic congressional ballot polling.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Davis later violated the terms of his sentence and was jailed for the remainder of it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“The remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20remainder. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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