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
  • Get leftovers and other perishable foods into the refrigerator within two hours, and keep your refrigerator at 40°F or colder.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Garner started the video with a clip of her drinking leftovers from the drink container and seemingly getting a brain freeze, holding her hand to her forehead and grimacing.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of leftovers
Noun
  • Three of Neptune's moons might have been born from the remnants of ancient icy worlds shattered by Neptune's largest moon, Triton, a new study finds.
    — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Found in the burn barrel were remnants of Gross' glasses, clothing, magazines, and a vial of her dog's insulin.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of remnants
Noun
  • The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Of course, corpses don’t really look like Madeline did, after she’d been made up.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 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
  • Unpaid balances can still progress from billing reminders to collections and, in some situations, even legal action.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Pulley’s latest balances macro stakes with delightful burgeoning romances and connections between unlikely allies thrown together against the unbelievable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of balances
Noun
  • The midfield is a combination of tight scraps, with a wide spread then covering the back half of the field.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At reuse centers, crafters can collect a few ribbons and fabric scraps instead of entire spools or bolts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of scraps
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