as in remainders
a remaining group or portion
even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine
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Noun
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Some of the blame for how far things have gotten rests on us.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025 -
The team’s breakthrough rests on a new solid electrolyte.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The hair that would otherwise sprout from his postpubescent body has been replaced by the residues of fire—that Promethean symbol of dawning human specialness.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pesticides, pharmaceutical residues, industrial chemicals, microplastics, dyes, and PFAS continue to enter the water cycle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Planets will spiral into their stellar remnants or get ejected on timescales of 1025 years or so.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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Overgrown with blackberries and ivy, the man spotted remnants of garlic from his father's garden.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Residua.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residua. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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