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as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
that doormat is just a leftover from when the new carpet was installed
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as in rest
leftovers plural
a remaining group or portion
take as many of these calendars as you want, and put the leftovers back on the shelf
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as in residual
still existing or present after other parts are used or removed
This recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice.
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Recent Examples of leftover
Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
But regulators rarely get rid of the outdated leftovers.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The treatment dates all the way back to Japan’s Heian Period (794 to 1185 CE), during which women would apply leftover water from washed rice to their strands.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 28 July 2025
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Noun
That touch of spice meant dad got to hoard the leftovers later that night.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
But regulators rarely get rid of the outdated leftovers.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Adjective
Brown previously said in court filings that leftover cash would go to paying creditors.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The treatment dates all the way back to Japan’s Heian Period (794 to 1185 CE), during which women would apply leftover water from washed rice to their strands.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftover
Noun
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With Gordon out of the game, the Boston bats went quickly and quietly for nearly the entire remainder of the game.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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For those who are charitably inclined, the after-tax amount of a traditional IRA distribution can generate lifetime income when it is used to fund a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Surviving on edge-of-starvation rations, the broken equipment bought them necessary hours of life-saving rest.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Look for office chairs with adjustable features, including an adjustable chair height, neck rest, lumbar support, seat tilt, seat slide and mobile armrests.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Patrol and mop up residual heat, focusing on Arctic Canyon where rollout hazards persist and Div M/S break where spotting toward Highway 18 is possible.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Any variations, Thompson said, come from natural dyes or residual smoke produced by the wood coal that’s used to fire the kilns.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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Whether describing a memory, a moment in the garden, or a scrap of conversation, the poems create the feeling of sitting across from someone who knows how to listen.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Now, with the NFL and ESPN alliance tighter than ever, those scraps are shrinking.—
Leonard Armato,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The closure of the three remaining locations of Chando’s Tacos on Tuesday marked an inauspicious turn — if not the end — for a Mexican food chain that rapidly expanded across and beyond the capital region but contracted in recent years.—
Ethan Wolin
Updated July 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
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According to Concourse, the film has a majority of international territories sold so the company will be shopping domestic and remaining territories in Cannes next week.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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These same groups later carried out many of the grisly sectarian massacres of Alawite civilians along Syria’s coastal Latakia province in March, which killed at least 1,479, mostly civilians, following attacks by remnants of the former Assad regime.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In the summer of 2025, the Trumps swapped out one of the major remnants of the Kennedys' influence: the central lawn.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Leftover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftover. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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