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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
At the rock’s center are remnants of ancient native paintings.
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Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
The show follows Ahsoka and her Jedi apprentice Sabine Wren who are stranded in a foreign galaxy while the remnants of the evil Galactic Empire launch an uprising against the heroic New Republic.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Once fully dry, confirm that all remnants are gone using a UV light.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 21 May 2026
The president plainly wants change and seems to savor the possibility of finally bringing down the remnants of the Castro leadership.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026
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Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
The show follows Ahsoka and her Jedi apprentice Sabine Wren who are stranded in a foreign galaxy while the remnants of the evil Galactic Empire launch an uprising against the heroic New Republic.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Once fully dry, confirm that all remnants are gone using a UV light.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 21 May 2026
The president plainly wants change and seems to savor the possibility of finally bringing down the remnants of the Castro leadership.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remnant
Noun
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Andersen didn’t dress in Game 4 and was listed as a healthy scratch; Brind’Amour said after the game that Andersen, who’d played every minute of the postseason until Game 3, needed a rest.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The Valkyries signed the 6-foot-4, former Stanford standout to a rest-of-season contract on Sunday, also waiving forward Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda in a corresponding move.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 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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Sneaking the scraps out the back door for their children showed that those working in the enslaver’s home gave value and meaning to leftovers for our children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The trash may be full of sticky residues, sweet liquids, and food scraps that wasps like.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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“Remnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnant. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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