as in remainder
a remaining group or portion
even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine
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Players then have the opportunity to revisit the spot where Colt met his end and reclaim the residuum, which disappears if the time loop resets.
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Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021
In plain, spare prose, Hersey documents scenes of unprecedented ruin, capturing the ghostly residuum of calamity.
—Erin Overbey, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2021
Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021
In plain, spare prose, Hersey documents scenes of unprecedented ruin, capturing the ghostly residuum of calamity.
—Erin Overbey, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2021
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“Residuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residuum. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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