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
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Marrone wrote mule deer eat native plant stubs that are often replaced by invasive grasses, which follows the CIC plan principles.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
When a strike hits, the shockwave is channeled into these stub tunnels rather than penetrating the main complex.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
The idea is to leave slight stubs.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Ephemera Items such as magazines, ticket stubs, land deeds, lobby cards, promotional items, and more weren’t meant to last for years, but that’s their appeal, Lang explains.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Marrone wrote mule deer eat native plant stubs that are often replaced by invasive grasses, which follows the CIC plan principles.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
When a strike hits, the shockwave is channeled into these stub tunnels rather than penetrating the main complex.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
The idea is to leave slight stubs.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 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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Socrates’ reply to Glaucon was complicated, taking up the whole remainder of this lengthy dialogue.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Use Orange Peels as Compost Several fruit and vegetable scraps, including orange peels, can be added to your soil as compost.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Green ingredients are nitrogen-rich materials such as kitchen scraps and grass cuttings.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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The shell still contained remnants of its original plug and traces of plant material, which were recovered for analysis.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Using innovative fossil reconstruction techniques, the researchers revealed remnants of two extinct species locked inside large rocks.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Stub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stub. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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