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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard
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as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
gathered together her fabric remnants to see if she had enough of them to sew a doll blanket for her niece
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Recent Examples of remnant
The remnants of Monday’s blaze sat largely untouched Tuesday afternoon, blocked off by a chain link fence and yellow caution tape.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The vehicle remnants were unearthed at an Iron Age site near the village of Melsonby, some 35 miles south of Durham, in Yorkshire, England.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Semiconductors, the last remnant of tech-stock leadership, have wobbled, including some severe profit-taking in memory stocks.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
On March 6, Ecuadoran armed forces returned, this time to bomb the remnants of Miguel's property, captured in a video shared by the Department of War.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The vehicle remnants were unearthed at an Iron Age site near the village of Melsonby, some 35 miles south of Durham, in Yorkshire, England.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Semiconductors, the last remnant of tech-stock leadership, have wobbled, including some severe profit-taking in memory stocks.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
On March 6, Ecuadoran armed forces returned, this time to bomb the remnants of Miguel's property, captured in a video shared by the Department of War.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remnant
Noun
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Marchán will play again on Wednesday because Realmuto will need some rest for his bruised right foot.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the Royals pushed Wacha due to illness, which granted him additional rest.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Socrates’ reply to Glaucon was complicated, taking up the whole remainder of this lengthy dialogue.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
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Will Mecklenburg County scrap future community resource centers?—
Mary Ramsey
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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That’s a change from post-pandemic habits when, too often, one blockbuster would suck up all the oxygen at multiplexes and leave the rest of the new releases to settle for scraps.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Remnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnant. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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