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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
Mikal Bridges started, played a ceremonial, singular minute to preserve his perfect attendance streak, then hit the bench for remainder of the afternoon.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Nine days into the season, Popovich suffered a mild stroke that would keep him off the bench for its remainder.
—Mike Monroe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
By structuring a sale through a charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT), business owners can reduce taxes, generate a lifetime income stream and ultimately leave a charitable legacy—while also ensuring their heirs receive an equivalent inheritance through life insurance.
—Jamie Farmer, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Another way to avoid probate, which is used most often with real estate, is for the current owner to split the title into a life estate and remainder estate.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Nine days into the season, Popovich suffered a mild stroke that would keep him off the bench for its remainder.
—Mike Monroe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
By structuring a sale through a charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT), business owners can reduce taxes, generate a lifetime income stream and ultimately leave a charitable legacy—while also ensuring their heirs receive an equivalent inheritance through life insurance.
—Jamie Farmer, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Another way to avoid probate, which is used most often with real estate, is for the current owner to split the title into a life estate and remainder estate.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remainder
Noun
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May will move back and get six days of rest before starting Monday in San Diego.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Shin splints are one of those nagging running injuries that often only go away with rest.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
5 June 2025
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In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Wang Cong Closing out the UFC 316 early prelims is a women’s flyweight scrap between Ariane da Silva (17-10) and Wang Cong (7-1).—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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He was surrounded by the remnants of war and hardship: a rough neighborhood in which dominance and toughness served him well.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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This skybridge, just off Park Avenue, is also a remnant of a building designed for another purpose: to shield famous daughters from the prying eyes of the Upper East Side.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
3 June 2025
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The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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By the end of the nineteenth century, Green-Wood was said to be the second most popular tourist attraction in New York State, after Niagara Falls.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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“Remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remainder. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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