the rest
noun
: the part that is left when other people or things are gone, used, etc. : the remainder
You bring these bags in, and I'll bring the rest.
—often + ofWe ate the rest of the cake.
He would regret that decision for the rest of his life.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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Following the arrival of the Portuguese, cacao, rubber, Brazil nuts, and copaiba oil passed through Belém’s port en route to Europe and the rest of Brazil, though the Tupinambá peoples had been using the area as a trading post for far longer.
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Beyond the Marciano saga is the wider issue of Demi's growing rift with the rest of MomTok.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The program, was explicitly conceived to help midwife DAC in the US and the rest of the world.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Following the arrival of the Portuguese, cacao, rubber, Brazil nuts, and copaiba oil passed through Belém’s port en route to Europe and the rest of Brazil, though the Tupinambá peoples had been using the area as a trading post for far longer.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Beyond the Marciano saga is the wider issue of Demi's growing rift with the rest of MomTok.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
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“The rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20rest. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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