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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
In what is now the desert Southwest, Velarde was born among the remnants of the Spanish empire and lived under the flags of Mexico and Texas; briefly, the Confederacy, though his family opposed it; and finally, under the stars and stripes of the United States of America.
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Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
At first glance, these camps feel like remnants of an earlier generation.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Some people climbed the remnants of buildings and cried out names, hoping for any proof of life.
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Regina Cano Garcia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
The remnants of charred trees and a brick half-wall and chimney mark its location.
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Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Although a few timber remnants still lingered underneath the metal, researchers found little else of the wreckage.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 June 2026
In the South, including in eastern Texas, Louisiana, southern Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur continue to sweep through the region.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Digging in the cathedral's forecourt, archaeologists have searched roughly 13 feet below ground for remnants of the city's past.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
At first glance, these camps feel like remnants of an earlier generation.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Some people climbed the remnants of buildings and cried out names, hoping for any proof of life.
—
Regina Cano Garcia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
The remnants of charred trees and a brick half-wall and chimney mark its location.
—
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Although a few timber remnants still lingered underneath the metal, researchers found little else of the wreckage.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 June 2026
In the South, including in eastern Texas, Louisiana, southern Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur continue to sweep through the region.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Digging in the cathedral's forecourt, archaeologists have searched roughly 13 feet below ground for remnants of the city's past.
—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remnants
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Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
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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.
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Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.
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There’s passable yet indistinguishable music in this exact style dropping every day, but the difference with Chicago’s Fatso is that his lyrics feel like scraps of conversations that communicate his hurt without leaning on platitudes.
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Few spoon rests go above and beyond like this one.
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The puzzle-like slats holding the barrel together, called staves, are often used in his creations, incorporated into cocktail muddlers and cigar rests, not to mention a recent life-size buffalo made from the spent barrel pieces.
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Leafy Greens Another staple on lists of produce with higher pesticide residues is leafy greens such as spinach, kale, and collard greens.
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The trash may be full of sticky residues, sweet liquids, and food scraps that wasps like.
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“Remnants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnants. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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