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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
Finding more fossils and testing the limited evidence for remnants of DNA can help firm up the human evolutionary story.
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ABC News, 13 May 2026
Here, the ghostly remnants of a grain mill; there, the campus of a global food company.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
As that happens, the animals that are left in these smaller forest remnants tend to be more stressed out.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 May 2026
The North American Nebula shines to the lower left of Deneb, named for its resemblance to the North American continent, while the 120-light-year-wide supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop glows closer to the horizon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 May 2026
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ABC News, 13 May 2026
Here, the ghostly remnants of a grain mill; there, the campus of a global food company.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
As that happens, the animals that are left in these smaller forest remnants tend to be more stressed out.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 May 2026
The North American Nebula shines to the lower left of Deneb, named for its resemblance to the North American continent, while the 120-light-year-wide supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop glows closer to the horizon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remnant
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Set aside time daily to do absolutely nothing, sitting in silence to give your brain a rest, Desai suggests.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The next challenge is a date with either the San Antonio Spurs or the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference finals — after several more days of rest than those teams, which are tied heading to Game 5 on Tuesday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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The best-case scenario would be for the Lakers’ remainders to extend the best-of-seven series with the Rockets long enough for Doncic and Reaves to rejoin LeBron James in that Big Three, either at the end of this series or the start of the next one.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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While the Spurs had a great supporting cast around Duncan, Kobe was left with scraps after Shaq was dealt to Miami.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Louisiana map scraps snaking district Legislation in Louisiana seeks to address the Supreme Court ruling by scrapping a district that snakes over 200 miles (321 kilometers) northwest from the capital, Baton Rouge, to Shreveport, creating a voting bloc with a majority of Black residents.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Remnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnant. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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