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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The documents show that after being sacked, Mandelson asked for a $732,000 payoff, the rest of his four-year salary.
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Jill Lawless and Brian Melley The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Laura Hyatt, director of the presenting nonprofit organization Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), said roughly half of the funding for the project came from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project, with the rest raised from other foundations and private donors.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Under the most extreme scenario, right outside the event horizon of a black hole, practically no time at all will pass for you, while the rest of the external Universe would continue to age as normal.
—Big Think, 12 Mar. 2026
Country pride, seeding for the rest of the tournament and Olympic implications (the top two teams in the tournament from the Americas outside of the United States automatically qualify for the 2028 Summer Games) were on the line.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jill Lawless and Brian Melley The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Laura Hyatt, director of the presenting nonprofit organization Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), said roughly half of the funding for the project came from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project, with the rest raised from other foundations and private donors.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Under the most extreme scenario, right outside the event horizon of a black hole, practically no time at all will pass for you, while the rest of the external Universe would continue to age as normal.
—Big Think, 12 Mar. 2026
Country pride, seeding for the rest of the tournament and Olympic implications (the top two teams in the tournament from the Americas outside of the United States automatically qualify for the 2028 Summer Games) were on the line.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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“The rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20rest. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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