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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as in stamps (out)
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These stellar remnants are created when stars with masses similar to that of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, the process that converts hydrogen to helium in their cores.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Any remnants of pressure dissipated even further in the postgame locker room.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Stubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubs. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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