as in remainders
a remaining group or portion
can you hand me the rest of those papers?
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as in relaxes
to refrain from labor or exertion
a beach resort that caters to gung ho exercisers and athletes as well as vacationers who just want to rest
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as in sleeps
to be in a state of sleep
the patient is currently resting, but as soon as he awakes, I'll tell him you called
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as in grounds
to find a basis
you're resting your argument on a faulty premise
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Recent Examples of rests
Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
With adjustable leg rests and no arm rests in the way, passengers can recline or lay flat across the sofa-like space.
—Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
To travel just one meter, these fish require an average of 30 to 60 seconds of movement, along with eight to nine short pauses and nine one-hour rests on horizontal ledges along their route, according to Phys.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
The seats will have adjustable leg rests that can fold at a 90-degree angle, giving passengers room to sleep or stretch out.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
The seats will have adjustable leg rests that can fold up to a 90-degree angle to give passengers more room to sleep or stretch out.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2026
The optional wooden wrist rests will add another $99 to your pledge, but a carry bag is included.
—New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
Also, target areas where your own pet rests, such as under the deck.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Earlier, on the beach, João predicted that Eddy would still try something with Alesia despite the boyfriend obstacle, but the future of their dynamic rests on whether Alesia will find it in herself to put her long-distance boyfriend out of his misery and do what’s right.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
And sure, animals such as starfish and flatworms can reproduce by cloning themselves—but at the end of the day, in most species, the survival of animals rests on their mothers.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
My ugliness sat in the middle of the organizing dichotomies on which society rests…threatening its collapse.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
That approach rests on the view that shifting risk from African treasuries to Chinese lenders is in Beijing’s long-term geoeconomic interests.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Your proof rests on two famous sets of premises—Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, which found that every mathematical system will have statements that can never be proven, and Turing’s undecidability result for the halting problem, which found that some problems are inherently unsolvable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2026
The sublime—a concept introduced by the first-century philosopher Longinus and later refined by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant—rests on an encounter with something too immense or too powerful for the human mind to comprehend fully.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Our evidence rests in the eight spindly tomato plants poking up from small containers next to a large window in our back room.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Housing is the foundation that everything else rests on.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Noun
Beijing has long treated advanced technology transactions as matters of national security, even when the legal framing rests in competition policy.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
With adjustable leg rests and no arm rests in the way, passengers can recline or lay flat across the sofa-like space.
—Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
To travel just one meter, these fish require an average of 30 to 60 seconds of movement, along with eight to nine short pauses and nine one-hour rests on horizontal ledges along their route, according to Phys.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
The seats will have adjustable leg rests that can fold at a 90-degree angle, giving passengers room to sleep or stretch out.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
The seats will have adjustable leg rests that can fold up to a 90-degree angle to give passengers more room to sleep or stretch out.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2026
The optional wooden wrist rests will add another $99 to your pledge, but a carry bag is included.
—New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
Also, target areas where your own pet rests, such as under the deck.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Earlier, on the beach, João predicted that Eddy would still try something with Alesia despite the boyfriend obstacle, but the future of their dynamic rests on whether Alesia will find it in herself to put her long-distance boyfriend out of his misery and do what’s right.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
And at the counter, where chef and guest are separated by little more than a stretch of the hand, everything rests on precision, presence and the quiet thrill of relinquishing control to the chef’s capable hands.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
And sure, animals such as starfish and flatworms can reproduce by cloning themselves—but at the end of the day, in most species, the survival of animals rests on their mothers.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
My ugliness sat in the middle of the organizing dichotomies on which society rests…threatening its collapse.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
That approach rests on the view that shifting risk from African treasuries to Chinese lenders is in Beijing’s long-term geoeconomic interests.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Your proof rests on two famous sets of premises—Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, which found that every mathematical system will have statements that can never be proven, and Turing’s undecidability result for the halting problem, which found that some problems are inherently unsolvable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2026
The sublime—a concept introduced by the first-century philosopher Longinus and later refined by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant—rests on an encounter with something too immense or too powerful for the human mind to comprehend fully.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Our evidence rests in the eight spindly tomato plants poking up from small containers next to a large window in our back room.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Housing is the foundation that everything else rests on.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rests
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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The new documentary includes footage of this shocking moment, showing Attenborough pressed to the ground as a young gorilla relaxes on top of him, seemingly unbothered by the man in their midst.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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The color forges a deep connection with nature that simultaneously relaxes and energizes.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2026
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With its iconic buildings, excellent shopping, and decadent dining, there’s no shortage of things to do in the city that never sleeps.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
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Filming has begun on the third installment of the A Quiet Place franchise in the city that never sleeps.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Maintenance and grounds workers at Illinois State University are in the third week of a strike amid ongoing wage disputes.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Robertson grounds both versions of Niall in a sad-eyed misery, with Bell stepping in and giving the character grace notes of humor that don’t always seem to fit the story.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As humanity basks in the aftermath of the unprecedented success of Artemis II, which took humans back to the Moon for the first time in 54 years and brought them farther from Earth than ever before, many of us can’t help but think about grander goals.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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Floorboards and beige walls didn’t do much to set the mood, but they were beautifully accompanied by period furniture and lamps, that kept the post-war vibe the rest of the hotel basks in.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These are the remnants of clothes discarded in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and elsewhere that arrive in the northern Indian city of Panipat by the truckload, spilling over in loose, overflowing heaps.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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While there are traces of the home’s original state, including remnants of wallpaper under the basement stairs, much has been changed in the Prevost family’s absence.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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He shifts gears seasonally and bases it on what’s fresh.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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The committee bases its rate decisions on economic data and its best assessment of how many factors – eg, fiscal policy and geopolitical events – may affect both inflation and employment.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Winter rye residues also release allelopathic chemicals into the soil that restrict the germination and growth of seeds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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That visibility spans environmental emissions, worker health protections and chemical residues in finished products, all assessed as interconnected parts of the same manufacturing system rather than isolated compliance checkpoints.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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“Rests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rests. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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