as in rest
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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Recent Examples of leftovers
Recipe Tips For 4th Of July Pasta Salad Store leftovers in airtight containers for up to three day in the refrigerator.
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Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Store leftovers, meal prep, organize, protect your toiletries when traveling, transport pet treats and more.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Stop giving out your leftovers Psychologist Guy Winch writes in his new book, Mind Over Grind, that overworking, or tying too much of your identity to work, can increase conflict at home as your work and family demands collide.
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Maria Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The slow-rolling collapse of traditional late-night shows has been the theme of the past year, with the FCC pressuring broadcasters, network economics imploding and streaming gobbling up all of the leftovers.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Lasagna, baked ziti, chicken piccata, eggplant parmigiana, chicken pot pie and shepherd’s pie come in single-serve, half (for two or three) or full portions — that single-serve and half-portion sizing is a small kindness for empty-nesters who don’t want a week of leftovers.
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Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Created only a year ago, Nourish Miami is a food recovery and redistribution organization that turns luxurious leftovers into quality meals for those in need.
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
In the United Kingdom, young people are out of work, government borrowing costs are high, and the nation is burning through PM’s like yesterday’s leftovers.
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Cooper Katz McKim,
NPR,
9 June 2026
Sneaking the scraps out the back door for their children showed that those working in the enslaver’s home gave value and meaning to leftovers for our children.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Store leftovers, meal prep, organize, protect your toiletries when traveling, transport pet treats and more.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Stop giving out your leftovers Psychologist Guy Winch writes in his new book, Mind Over Grind, that overworking, or tying too much of your identity to work, can increase conflict at home as your work and family demands collide.
—
Maria Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The slow-rolling collapse of traditional late-night shows has been the theme of the past year, with the FCC pressuring broadcasters, network economics imploding and streaming gobbling up all of the leftovers.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Lasagna, baked ziti, chicken piccata, eggplant parmigiana, chicken pot pie and shepherd’s pie come in single-serve, half (for two or three) or full portions — that single-serve and half-portion sizing is a small kindness for empty-nesters who don’t want a week of leftovers.
—
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Created only a year ago, Nourish Miami is a food recovery and redistribution organization that turns luxurious leftovers into quality meals for those in need.
—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
In the United Kingdom, young people are out of work, government borrowing costs are high, and the nation is burning through PM’s like yesterday’s leftovers.
—
Cooper Katz McKim,
NPR,
9 June 2026
Sneaking the scraps out the back door for their children showed that those working in the enslaver’s home gave value and meaning to leftovers for our children.
—
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftovers
Noun
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Also, target areas where your own pet rests, such as under the deck.
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Guests rotate through heat, cold and rest, moving from saunas and steam rooms into cool or Nordic plunge pools before recovering in hammocks, Adirondack chairs or warm pools with waterfalls and jets.
Noun
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Buckle up for a newsy remainder of the term.
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Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
Noun
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Additional highlights include in-unit washer-dryer, funky fireplace with weird brick remnant, and that perfect top-floor light.
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The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.
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