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
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
General admission stubs will, of course, be the most affordable, with bar stools being the second most affordable, and tables and VIP unsurprisingly being the priciest.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2026
To prevent disease, prune on sunny days and remove small branch stubs regularly.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
What appear to be secondary market stubs may actually be coming from the team hosting the event itself.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Paramount has assigned minimal value to the stub, but Netflix and the WBD board have said the components of Discovery Global, including CNN, have value in the open market.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
General admission stubs will, of course, be the most affordable, with bar stools being the second most affordable, and tables and VIP unsurprisingly being the priciest.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2026
To prevent disease, prune on sunny days and remove small branch stubs regularly.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
What appear to be secondary market stubs may actually be coming from the team hosting the event itself.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stub
Noun
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Winner will serve remainder of term Whoever wins will fill the remainder of Hancock's term, which expires at the end of the year.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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One of the risks of Netflix’s earlier cash-and-stock offer was that a remainder of the final payout to shareholders could fluctuate when WBD was ultimately sold.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2026
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For much of the nineteenth century, dolls were made at home from corn husks, clothing scraps, and the like, or produced from expensive, fragile bisque porcelain and kept high up on shelves to be admired by grownup collectors, not pawed by clumsy kids.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Residents are told to never feed the bears and avoid placing meat scraps in compost piles because they will be found by bears.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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With Slowik, one of the few remnants of former coach Mike McDaniel’s staff, this latest opportunity gives him the chance to reconnect with the same talent that helped during his time as passing game coordinator.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The result is a stellar remnant with a mass between one and two times the mass of the sun, filled with neutron-rich matter crammed into a width of around 12 miles (20 kilometers).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Stub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stub. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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