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
  • The episode ends with Hollis and Caroline running into Jack during a golden-hour walk on the beach and heading back to her house to eat leftovers.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Of course, Joe’s was highlighted for its Z-Man sandwich, with the blog noting that the portions at Joe’s typically leave room for leftovers.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of leftovers
Noun
  • Hurricanes displace communities, fires leave charred remnants.
    — Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • But beyond these genetic remnants, the exact nature of any interactions between our species and Neanderthals is much more of a mystery.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of remnants
Noun
  • Private equity profits by killing companies to sell their corpses.
    — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
  • The family’s ordeal worsened Sunday when her brother-in-law found the body of his mother, Rosa María Díaz de Rodríguez, among a pile of corpses.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 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
  • Those starting out with smaller investment limits might consider coins or small bullions, while those with higher balances to transfer might consider using a gold IRA.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Running on a seamless Fire TV operating platform, its Total HDR Solution natively balances complex Dolby Vision, HDR10+ Adaptive, and HLG video feeds to remove muddled shadows (big win).
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Definition of balances
Noun
  • The result sounds like being trapped inside a telephone switchboard, full of repeating signals, samples, and scraps.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • This can include food waste, such as eggshells and old coffee, as well as compost and worm castings made from food scraps and garden debris.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026
Definition of scraps
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