as in remainders
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 stubs
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years, including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp.
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Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Scorebooks also provide game-goers with proof of attendance—or at least evidence of having watched from home—when physical ticket stubs no longer exist to play a similar role.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Cut just above a bud so that a flush of growth will screen the stubs.
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Katherine Owen,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp.
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Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Try to avoid cutting them off leaving stubs.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Some commission members were concerned with the road connections to existing road stubs in the unincorporated Lynnwood subdivision to the west, while other commission members favored the road connections as proposed, Zenner said.
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Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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.
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Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
Wristbands are expected to go fast, so lock in for the presale (and post-sale) and consider other ways to get stubs.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years, including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp.
—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Scorebooks also provide game-goers with proof of attendance—or at least evidence of having watched from home—when physical ticket stubs no longer exist to play a similar role.
—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Cut just above a bud so that a flush of growth will screen the stubs.
—
Katherine Owen,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp.
—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Try to avoid cutting them off leaving stubs.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Some commission members were concerned with the road connections to existing road stubs in the unincorporated Lynnwood subdivision to the west, while other commission members favored the road connections as proposed, Zenner said.
—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubs
Noun
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Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
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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.
Noun
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Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.
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There’s passable yet indistinguishable music in this exact style dropping every day, but the difference with Chicago’s Fatso is that his lyrics feel like scraps of conversations that communicate his hurt without leaning on platitudes.
Noun
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In what is now the desert Southwest, Velarde was born among the remnants of the Spanish empire and lived under the flags of Mexico and Texas; briefly, the Confederacy, though his family opposed it; and finally, under the stars and stripes of the United States of America.
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At first glance, these camps feel like remnants of an earlier generation.
Noun
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Made of quality vegan leather, the brand’s pieces feature expensive-looking designs at surprisingly affordable prices.
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Weekend hangs require pieces that are comfy and easy to pop on—and that’s where an airy eyelet top and loose jeans come in.
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“Stubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubs. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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