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
For something different, serve them with grits for a warm, comforting dish or tuck them between whole wheat bread for a leftovers sandwich.
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Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Recipe Tips For Chess Squares Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to four days.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
While the water-ice leftovers may be more plentiful, nitrogen ice shines more brightly.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This allows Carnival to crush leftovers and pulverize it into literal fish food that can be dumped into the sea.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, inspect leftovers for smell to be safe.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Wide-mouth jars with screw-on lids for decanting pantry goods and for storing leftovers in the fridge.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
And leftovers freeze and reheat well.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some of the cans, which were dropped onto a largely Muslim population, contained pork, while others were over twenty years expired—leftovers from the Vietnam War.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Recipe Tips For Chess Squares Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to four days.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
While the water-ice leftovers may be more plentiful, nitrogen ice shines more brightly.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This allows Carnival to crush leftovers and pulverize it into literal fish food that can be dumped into the sea.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, inspect leftovers for smell to be safe.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Wide-mouth jars with screw-on lids for decanting pantry goods and for storing leftovers in the fridge.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
And leftovers freeze and reheat well.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some of the cans, which were dropped onto a largely Muslim population, contained pork, while others were over twenty years expired—leftovers from the Vietnam War.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftovers
Noun
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Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve could’ve wanted to use the regular season finale as a chance to get others more minutes and allow her stars some rest just days before the postseason begins.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Humans arrive with a lifetime of real-world learning and need nothing more exotic than food, water, and rest.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the most effective vehicles for accomplishing all of this is a charitable remainder annuity trust, known as a CRAT.—
Andre Pennington,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The prediction of an above-average remainder of the season is based on a combination of factors, including warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Seas, and an active West African Monsoon.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The walls are the only remnants of the old hotel site.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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British archaeologists recently found the remnants of a 17th-century house where Isaac Newton’s mother lived – not far from the site of his famous apple tree.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Leftovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftovers. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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