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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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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
By developing a new theoretical relation describing just how compact neutron stars — which are the remnants of massive stars that have gone supernova — can get, researchers have found a way to test the properties of nuclear physics under very extreme conditions.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The surviving remnants of colonies, mainly located toward the north end of the reef system, are also vulnerable to disease, predators and storm damage.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
There are some pockets of coral survivors, including remnants to the north, near Miami and Broward County.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, a title win could allow Punk to seamlessly transition into a feud with the remnants of The Vision, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, who betrayed Rollins and have aligned with Paul Heyman.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
That means most likely the charter will happen in April but the pressure will be on, since some remnants of the French frigate have been recently uncovered, meaning the legend is real.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
As early as the 1620s, the Dutch and English settlers who established farming and fishing communities came into conflict with the remnants of Algonquian-speaking peoples.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
One of his sons found the remnants of his blood in the street.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
The region is also still recovering from major flooding in August of last year - Kipnuk, one of the villages hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, received one of the first-ever federal disaster declarations for an Alaska tribe in the wake of that flooding.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The surviving remnants of colonies, mainly located toward the north end of the reef system, are also vulnerable to disease, predators and storm damage.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
There are some pockets of coral survivors, including remnants to the north, near Miami and Broward County.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, a title win could allow Punk to seamlessly transition into a feud with the remnants of The Vision, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, who betrayed Rollins and have aligned with Paul Heyman.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
That means most likely the charter will happen in April but the pressure will be on, since some remnants of the French frigate have been recently uncovered, meaning the legend is real.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
As early as the 1620s, the Dutch and English settlers who established farming and fishing communities came into conflict with the remnants of Algonquian-speaking peoples.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
One of his sons found the remnants of his blood in the street.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
The region is also still recovering from major flooding in August of last year - Kipnuk, one of the villages hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, received one of the first-ever federal disaster declarations for an Alaska tribe in the wake of that flooding.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remnants
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Next to her rests a Rodeo bag, a style from Piccioli’s predecessor Demna, here shown dangling an array of charms and the model’s first initial.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The fate of the 2025 49ers season rests, in many ways, on the physically narrow shoulders of Kendrick Bourne — agent of chaos.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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No more countertop composters hogging space, and no more frozen bags of scraps taking up precious ice cream real estate.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Use 4-inch round cookie cutters to cut out, rerolling scraps as needed.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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One where exhaust and propellant residues react with ozone, thinning the layer that shields life below.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Remnants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnants. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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