as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
an ashtray full of cigarette stubs ticket stubs
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Recent Examples of stub
Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 30 July 2025
Traffic at the highway’s now-southern terminus, an east-west stub between Kuna Road and Orchard Avenue, is expected to decrease 29%, thanks to the future extension.
—Rose Evans
july 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
From Nationals Would Benefit Both Teams Pictures of the Hollister skirt and movie ticket stub from the pocket.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Use them to immortalize Polaroids, meaningful receipts, movie stubs, and other proofs of life.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
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Verb
Their upper offers more coverage, while their toe cap will save you from stubs or scratches on rocks or debris.
—Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 30 July 2025
Traffic at the highway’s now-southern terminus, an east-west stub between Kuna Road and Orchard Avenue, is expected to decrease 29%, thanks to the future extension.
—Rose Evans
july 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025
From Nationals Would Benefit Both Teams Pictures of the Hollister skirt and movie ticket stub from the pocket.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Use them to immortalize Polaroids, meaningful receipts, movie stubs, and other proofs of life.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stub
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
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The speakers sounded slightly more optimistic about educating recyclers to recognize and refuse problematic copper than lobbying legislators to enact laws requiring more accountability of scrap-metal transactions.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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The tent is made of scraps of wood joined together.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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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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“Stub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stub. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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