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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as in to blow out
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Recent Examples of stub
Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The Sharks created a handout for fans at a subsequent game that had the lineups that night with a depiction of an actual ticket stub in the center.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson can make the game-winning play, although this is the round where Jackson usually stubs his toe.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some of the most notable stubs were against Hollywood favorites.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The Sharks created a handout for fans at a subsequent game that had the lineups that night with a depiction of an actual ticket stub in the center.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
Video shows the marine serpent swimming by the shore in the clear shallow waters while stubbed beachgoers surround it.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson can make the game-winning play, although this is the round where Jackson usually stubs his toe.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stub
Noun
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From there, players stick to Abby's perspective for nearly the entire remainder of the game.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Another gift that generates regular income is the charitable remainder trust.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Inside the building, images showed metal plates of uneaten food on cafeteria-style tables – with a wall now blown out from the impact.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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The Tigers blew out West Virginia 16-9 and 12-5 in two meetings in the Baton Rouge Super Regional last weekend.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
Noun
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In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Wang Cong Closing out the UFC 316 early prelims is a women’s flyweight scrap between Ariane da Silva (17-10) and Wang Cong (7-1).—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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He was surrounded by the remnants of war and hardship: a rough neighborhood in which dominance and toughness served him well.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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This skybridge, just off Park Avenue, is also a remnant of a building designed for another purpose: to shield famous daughters from the prying eyes of the Upper East Side.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
3 June 2025
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“Stub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stub. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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