remnants

noun

plural of remnant
1
as in remainders
a remaining group or portion sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard

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2
as in scraps
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 remnants Numerous tornado warnings were also issued for parts of South Carolina and Georgia as the remnants of Isaias move northward and help create supercells of rain and unstable air, according to National Weather Service alerts and forecasts. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 The region is still at risk of flash floods as the storm's remnants were expected to continue dumping rain and bringing wind gusts through the weekend, the weather service said, adding that high surf would continue battering coastal communities. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 The greatest concern is high tide through Sunday morning and swells from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel could create dangerous conditions with beach erosion and seawater once again flooding beach roads and paths. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 As Florida and Alabama cleaned up after Isaias swept through the day before, the storm’s remnants brought the risk of flooding to the Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic region on Sunday. — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Georgia Power has restored electricity to more than 60,000 customers of the roughly 100,000 that lost power as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved through the state. — AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026 The threat of flooding continues Thursday in both Texas and across the Corn Belt, driven by the remnants of Hurricane Polo. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remnants
  1. remainders
  2. scraps
  3. rests
  4. residues
Noun
  • Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of remainders
Noun
  • When the designers need additional materials, Phini encourages them to use scraps and leftover fabric from previous projects.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of scraps
Noun
  • An appliance that melted rests on a counter in D&P Green, a pine resin distillery destroyed by the wildfire in Le Porge.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Some perspective on just how unique that figure is rests inside the TruMedia database, which goes back to 2000.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rests
Noun
  • The binder dissolved, allowing the electrode coatings to separate cleanly from their metal foils without leaving residues.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • During the 19th century, factories and processing plants brought raw materials together in unprecedented quantities and consolidated their unwanted residues in the same sites.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of residues

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