remainder

noun

ri-ˈmān-dər How to pronounce remainder (audio)
Definition of remaindernext
1
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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2
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 If something remains at death, that remainder becomes the legacy. — Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 9 Mar. 2026 Socrates’ reply to Glaucon was complicated, taking up the whole remainder of this lengthy dialogue. — Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026 The Giants were willing to take on the entire remainder of Devers’ behemoth contract, in part because the Red Sox agreed to do the same with Hicks. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2026 Winner will serve remainder of term Whoever wins will fill the remainder of Hancock's term, which expires at the end of the year. — Jack Fink, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for remainder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remainder
  1. rest
  2. scrap
  3. remnant
  4. end
  5. piece
Noun
  • The team celebrated Evenepoel’s stage win with champagne, and the next day, a rest day barbecue for team staff.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • For a wellness culture already obsessed with quantifying rest, circadian scores are the number the sleep score never quite delivered.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
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  • The next great frontier for artificial intelligence is not in data centers, but in our scrap yards, recycling plants and waste streams.
    — R. Paul Singh, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • But Messi’s lack of influence owed less to his own ineffectiveness than to Spain’s dominance, which starved him of the ball, leaving him to feed off scraps.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of scrap
Noun
  • There’s a lot of personal stakes in this setup for Aang, whose arc in the original series was always defined by his grief as the last remnant of a dead culture.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
  • In 2022, Greenpeace’s investigative journalism arm, Unearthed, found the charred remnants of footwear and clothing from Clarks, Diesel, Michael Kors, Next, Nike, Ralph Lauren and Reebok at five brick kiln clusters.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of remnant
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  • This is a character who, at least at the top of Season 2 and toward the end of Season 3, surrendered himself to the notion that the war is over.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Full-backs Pedro Porro and Marc Cucurella excelled at both ends of the pitch.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of end
Noun
  • Piece by piece, his group traded for Anthony Rizzo, Jake Arrieta and Kyle Hendricks; drafted Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber; signed free agents Jon Lester, Ben Zobrist and Dexter Fowler; and hired Joe Maddon, the perfect manager for that moment.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Competitive Wordle Score The Bot and I tie, once again, with three a piece.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
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