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
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 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, 31 Jan. 2026
Last month, the Justice Department sued Fulton County for access to its 2020 election records, including ballot stubs and signature envelopes.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
General admission stubs will, of course, be the most affordable, with bar stools being the second most affordable, and tables and VIP unsurprisingly being the priciest.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2026
In other words, don’t leave stubs.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Jan. 2026
To prevent disease, prune on sunny days and remove small branch stubs regularly.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
What appear to be secondary market stubs may actually be coming from the team hosting the event itself.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Add consent/transparency components to your design system, and generate model card and risk log stubs in your CI pipeline.
—Jagbir Kaur, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
The idea is to leave slight stubs.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 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, 31 Jan. 2026
Last month, the Justice Department sued Fulton County for access to its 2020 election records, including ballot stubs and signature envelopes.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
General admission stubs will, of course, be the most affordable, with bar stools being the second most affordable, and tables and VIP unsurprisingly being the priciest.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2026
In other words, don’t leave stubs.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Jan. 2026
To prevent disease, prune on sunny days and remove small branch stubs regularly.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
What appear to be secondary market stubs may actually be coming from the team hosting the event itself.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Add consent/transparency components to your design system, and generate model card and risk log stubs in your CI pipeline.
—Jagbir Kaur, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubs
Noun
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Use a 2 1/2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter to cut into about 32 circles, rerolling scraps once.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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For the second version, Fan went dumpster diving and found scraps at furniture stores, motors on eBay and bookends from the dollar store that were the perfect height.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As in Caracas, any solution will likely have to come from inside the remnants of the regime.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Although a few conversations clearly left impressions, most of the dates morphed into remnants of information like fintech, middle sibling, allergic to cats, etc.—
A.R. Carter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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New collections trickle in, past season pieces sell out, popular styles go in and out of stock.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2026
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The collection features around 117 pieces of art by African American artists.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Stubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubs. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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