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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
the remainder of the pills were saved in case they were needed later
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as in scrap
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
the remainder of the dough can be used to make a tartlet
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Recent Examples of remainder
After the opening flush of these songs, the record’s remainder doesn’t quite reach the same highs.
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Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2026
Gray forms the eyelet clips, lining, tongue patch and outsole, while white is used for the Jumpman appearances and remainder of the midsole.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
The offer also will work for any of the three Thanksgiving NFL games and remainder of the Week 13 slate.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Collection activity had been paused for roughly five years, a remainder of Covid-era policies meant to offer relief to borrowers.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2026
Gray forms the eyelet clips, lining, tongue patch and outsole, while white is used for the Jumpman appearances and remainder of the midsole.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
The offer also will work for any of the three Thanksgiving NFL games and remainder of the Week 13 slate.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Collection activity had been paused for roughly five years, a remainder of Covid-era policies meant to offer relief to borrowers.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remainder
Noun
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In downtown Santa Rosa, shady spots with a place to sit and rest were commodities.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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For a safer outdoor work environment, follow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s guidance by scheduling regular rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned places.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And during a scrap for a loose ball, five bodies hit the floor, and when a jump ball was finally called, Burries and Houston forward Kalifa Sakho laid on the court unwilling to let go.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Welcome back to The Athletic’s relegation-battle update, where our data and tactics writers take a weekly look at the key trends behind the scrap for Premier League survival.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The ship remnant will be among several items sent back to the Iziko Museums of South Africa later this year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Stars will go dark, stellar remnants will fade away, and even black holes will evaporate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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Further on the tech front, OpenAI is focusing employee and investor attention on its enterprise business as the artificial intelligence startup gears up to go public, potentially by the end of the year, CNBC has learned.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The department released more than 100,000 pages of material by that deadline but did not release the majority of its files until the end of January.—
MAEGAN VAZQUEZ THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dangerous winds were but one piece of a wild weather mosaic that included heavy rains in Hawaii, triple-digit heat ahead in Phoenix and the return of winter cold to the Midwest and Northeast.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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And Ellwood was the Jaguars’ most important piece end-to-end, repeatedly slashing to the rim with a team-leading 19 points and assuming the unenviable task of checking Ralston Valley’s top scorer Caiden Braketa.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remainder. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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