as in remainder
a remaining group or portion
even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine
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Recent Examples of residuum
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residuum
Noun
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One of the most effective vehicles for accomplishing all of this is a charitable remainder annuity trust, known as a CRAT.—
Andre Pennington,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The prediction of an above-average remainder of the season is based on a combination of factors, including warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Seas, and an active West African Monsoon.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As the firstborn son of his generation, Alessio has always understood that the future of the family business would one day rest on his shoulders.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lindner said the school day is already long enough and that children often come home with hours of additional work that interfere with sports, family time and rest.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The walls are the only remnants of the old hotel site.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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British archaeologists recently found the remnants of a 17th-century house where Isaac Newton’s mother lived – not far from the site of his famous apple tree.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Residuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residuum. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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