as in remainders
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth
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Noun
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The tribe voted against selling, heeding the teachings of earlier Yavapai leaders like Carlos Montezuma, known as Wassaja, Yuma Frank and Frank Dickens to hold fast to the minuscule remainders of their once-mighty land base.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Don't leave food scraps sitting around.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The little four-note melodic scraps tumble over each other ceaselessly in a call-and-response that scrambles your sense of which end is transmission and which is reception.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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There are plans to donate as much of the tree’s remnants as possible alongside planting something new in the yard.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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Mounds of salt on the plate or remnants scattered on the floor are both unappetizing and potentially dangerous.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Fag ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fag%20ends. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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