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
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
They can be pruned but trimming stops the growth of the shoots and may leave brown stubs and possibly some yellow leaves.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
That could mean adding a bowling trophy or a concert ticket stub—whatever tells their story best.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
What’s now unsigned Highway 244 — a freeway stub that ends abruptly at Auburn Boulevard — was intended to link Interstate 80, the Capital City Freeway and Watt Avenue with Highway 50.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
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Verb
Use them to immortalize Polaroids, meaningful receipts, movie stubs, and other proofs of life.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
They can be pruned but trimming stops the growth of the shoots and may leave brown stubs and possibly some yellow leaves.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
That could mean adding a bowling trophy or a concert ticket stub—whatever tells their story best.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
What’s now unsigned Highway 244 — a freeway stub that ends abruptly at Auburn Boulevard — was intended to link Interstate 80, the Capital City Freeway and Watt Avenue with Highway 50.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 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
Noun
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For years, Hollow Knight fans have been trapped in their own cage, waiting for release, lunging at every scrap of news only to be dashed back down.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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Using faux chenille, a fabric manipulation technique that creates layered textures, Threadapeutic produces richly tactile works that can take three months to complete, such as Gather and Shore wall hangings made from lace, brocade and tulle scraps.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 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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“Stub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stub. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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