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
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
All other shows will ring you up for $150 to $500, with most stubs starting in the $200s.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2026
Try to avoid cutting them off leaving stubs.
—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
Noun
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
All other shows will ring you up for $150 to $500, with most stubs starting in the $200s.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2026
Try to avoid cutting them off leaving stubs.
—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.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 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
Noun
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It had been crowded, competitive, fighting his brothers and sisters to nestle at the center, for the last scraps of flesh, for the fallen fruit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Gather up dough scraps, reroll, and punch out more biscuits if needed.—
Claire Saffitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Roofing and storm damage Charlotte is exposed to severe thunderstorms, hail and occasional remnants from hurricanes that push inland from the coast.—
Ryan Brennan
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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However, remnants of dozens of systems that fell apart have caused flooding and other issues in California and the Southwest, while passing storms affect Hawaii.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Most small jewelry items are a non-issue for body scanners, but larger, bulkier pieces may need to go into a bin.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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“Stubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubs. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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