the rest
noun
: the part that is left when other people or things are gone, used, etc. : the remainder
You bring these bags in, and I'll bring the rest.
—often + ofWe ate the rest of the cake.
He would regret that decision for the rest of his life.
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The Aces didn’t drop a game the rest of the regular season.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
But sweeping changes could still be coming to the rest of the roster, as the Blue Jays are reportedly heavily involved in the sweepstakes for top free agents Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Aside from two models from Google, the rest of the world’s top 15 image-to-video AI generation models came from Chinese companies, according to AI benchmarking firm Artificial Analysis.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Republicans gerrymandered Athens-Clarke to include one strongly Democratic district, parceling out the rest of the county into three seats intended to be Republican.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
But sweeping changes could still be coming to the rest of the roster, as the Blue Jays are reportedly heavily involved in the sweepstakes for top free agents Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Aside from two models from Google, the rest of the world’s top 15 image-to-video AI generation models came from Chinese companies, according to AI benchmarking firm Artificial Analysis.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Republicans gerrymandered Athens-Clarke to include one strongly Democratic district, parceling out the rest of the county into three seats intended to be Republican.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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“The rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20rest. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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