stubs 1 of 2

noun

plural of stub
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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stubs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stub
as in stamps (out)

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Recent Examples of stubs
Noun
There, stories are shared, dinners held and, sometimes, stubs exchanged. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Buck redeemed one of his two Timeless Tickets, buying two additional stubs as companion entries. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026 How to Handle Sucker Growth Boyd recommends cutting suckers off as close to the base of the trunk or root as possible using clean, sharp hand pruners, making sure not to leave short stubs. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 12 Sep. 2026 Vivid Seats has stubs for as low as $587, while SeatGeek has them for as low as $617. — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2026 Prune them back completely, leaving just the smallest stubs at ground level. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026 One great joy had been collecting ticket stubs from concerts, games and other events that a person attended. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 As of Monday night, WCCO has not been able to independently verify the stubs. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 When Jack was born, his thumb and pinkie were normal, but the other three fingers were reduced to stubs. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubs
  1. remainders
  2. scraps
  3. remnants
  4. pieces
Noun
  • Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of remainders
Noun
  • There are scraps of industrial, cybergrind, metalcore, and death metal in this stew, as well as a healthy garnish of Godflesh’s machinelike relentlessness, all of it well balanced.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The patchwork bag is made from the soft leather and suede scraps left over from the creation of Coach bags.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of scraps
Noun
  • But rather than dispose of the fragments, the congregation gave the remnants of the window a new purpose.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • One of the remnants is estimated to be no larger than the size of the average solar system asteroid, while the other is estimated to be between the size of the moon and the dwarf planet Pluto.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of remnants
Noun
  • Accumulation of glass pieces and liquid debris in the bottom of glassware cooler in bar area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There is, of course, an automatic effect to hanging the tabletop pieces in place of the crucifix, their undulating surfaces almost reminiscent of a kind of spiritual abstraction.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
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“Stubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubs. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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