hangovers

noun

plural of hangover
as in leftovers

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  1. leftovers
  2. remnants
  3. corpses
  4. remainders
  5. balances
  6. scraps
Noun
  • Elegant enough for a dinner party centerpiece, sturdy enough to take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow, this is a salad to bookmark.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Likewise, adding one or two refrigerated leftovers generally won’t make enough of a difference to justify using the feature.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of leftovers
Noun
  • The remnants of the structure can best be seen from the Bridge of Angels, which leads to Castel Sant’ Angelo near Vatican City.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Archaeologists have uncovered tombs, theaters, baths, stadiums, and other remnants of the city, which was inhabited for more than 1,000 years.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of remnants
Noun
  • Gein murdered at least two women, as well as illegally exhumed and mutilated multiple corpses, in the 1940s and 1950s.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Few things are as shocking to living people as corpses decomposing in the summer heat.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of corpses
Noun
  • Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • The best-case scenario would be for the Lakers’ remainders to extend the best-of-seven series with the Rockets long enough for Doncic and Reaves to rejoin LeBron James in that Big Three, either at the end of this series or the start of the next one.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of remainders
Noun
  • Banks then collect interest on these balances, earning money from the accounts.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Active subscriptions will be canceled prior to the transition, but existing balances will carry over.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of balances
Noun
  • Media writers covering the monologue predictably seized on those scraps for their headlines.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Take one scroll through his Instagram account, which shows off photos of trotters (pig feet) stuffed with sweetbreads (animal pancreas) and Alsatian headcheese (a mold made of pig scraps, usually from the animal’s head).
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of scraps
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