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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
Archaeological remnants of his reign—the Arch of Galerius and the Rotunda—flaunt the city’s antiquity.
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Magda Teter, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Visitors can see the remnants in the pathways for the playground spaces.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The remnants of a rain shower in the desert.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
The remnants were a potent reminder of the untold damage resulting from Blue Origin's towering New Glenn rocket exploding May 28 in a dramatic fireball that shook much of Florida.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Travelers can walk between the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and remnants of the Berlin Wall, then explore parks, museums, galleries, cafés and street art in neighborhoods like Kreuzberg.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Cholowsky and the bat boy lingered in their embrace, clinging to the final remnants of a season neither seemed ready to leave behind.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Cooling off The Earth has gradually cooled over time, and the scant remnants of its earliest history show us that major geologic processes evolved quite a bit as a result.
—Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
But remnants from Disneyland’s past remain.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Magda Teter, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Visitors can see the remnants in the pathways for the playground spaces.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The remnants of a rain shower in the desert.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
The remnants were a potent reminder of the untold damage resulting from Blue Origin's towering New Glenn rocket exploding May 28 in a dramatic fireball that shook much of Florida.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Travelers can walk between the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and remnants of the Berlin Wall, then explore parks, museums, galleries, cafés and street art in neighborhoods like Kreuzberg.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Cholowsky and the bat boy lingered in their embrace, clinging to the final remnants of a season neither seemed ready to leave behind.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Cooling off The Earth has gradually cooled over time, and the scant remnants of its earliest history show us that major geologic processes evolved quite a bit as a result.
—Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
But remnants from Disneyland’s past remain.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 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.—
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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The ever-expanding, replicating, and manipulating series of rooms take scraps and memories of those who pass through it, expanding into something that defies personality or ease.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Like everything else that works here, Brie’s performance wrests the last scraps of freshness from a mode of filmmaking this movie knows is played out, but doesn’t have the particular strength to reinvent.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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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.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Do note that inflatable foot rests are typically not allowed in exit rows, and must be stowed during takeoff and landing.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
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On top of that, repurposing wheat straw also helps reduce the burning of agricultural residues, 90 million metric tons of which (primarily rice and wheat straw)are incinerated in India each year.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Using water samples from the Great Salt Lake, the team successfully extracted about 50% of the available lithium from the post-desalination residues.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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“Remnants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnants. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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