as in rests
a remaining group or portion
the residue of our Thanksgiving feast consisted of a denuded turkey carcass and a couple rolls
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Recent Examples of residues
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.
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Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
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
Wash them regularly to remove residues that attract wasps, says Raupp.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Biodegradable waste consists of organic materials, such as food scraps, vegetable peels, paper, leaves, and agricultural residues, that can be decomposed naturally through microbial processes.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
The Raman spectroscopy didn’t find any residues of plants or resins on the tooth.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Wipe down counters daily to remove sugary residues.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
Wang and his colleagues purged 382 isoleucine residues from ribosomal proteins, but the rest of its genome still contains more than 81,000 isoleucine residues across thousands of other proteins.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
Mining generates large quantities of toxic waste and wastewater containing heavy metals, acids and radioactive residues.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
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
Wash them regularly to remove residues that attract wasps, says Raupp.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Biodegradable waste consists of organic materials, such as food scraps, vegetable peels, paper, leaves, and agricultural residues, that can be decomposed naturally through microbial processes.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
The Raman spectroscopy didn’t find any residues of plants or resins on the tooth.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Wipe down counters daily to remove sugary residues.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
Wang and his colleagues purged 382 isoleucine residues from ribosomal proteins, but the rest of its genome still contains more than 81,000 isoleucine residues across thousands of other proteins.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
Mining generates large quantities of toxic waste and wastewater containing heavy metals, acids and radioactive residues.
—Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residues
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Archaeological remnants of his reign—the Arch of Galerius and the Rotunda—flaunt the city’s antiquity.—
Magda Teter,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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Visitors can see the remnants in the pathways for the playground spaces.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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“Residues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residues. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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