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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
the remainder of the pills were saved in case they were needed later
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as in scrap
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
the remainder of the dough can be used to make a tartlet
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Recent Examples of remainder
Reserve Luis Carrera to replace him for remainder of Rd. 1.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Teams will only be allowed to exceed the cap by an amount equal to the prior season’s average salary — unless the NHL and NHLPA approve the full amount, which will only happen when there is no doubt the player will miss the entire remainder of the season, including the playoffs.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 June 2025
While the Red Sox are receiving players and prospects this time around, the ‘cash basis’ is key again: the Giants are taking on the entire remainder of Devers’ contract, over $230 million.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
The tax code puts minimum and maximum limits on the annual income that can be paid by a charitable remainder trust.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Teams will only be allowed to exceed the cap by an amount equal to the prior season’s average salary — unless the NHL and NHLPA approve the full amount, which will only happen when there is no doubt the player will miss the entire remainder of the season, including the playoffs.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 June 2025
While the Red Sox are receiving players and prospects this time around, the ‘cash basis’ is key again: the Giants are taking on the entire remainder of Devers’ contract, over $230 million.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
The tax code puts minimum and maximum limits on the annual income that can be paid by a charitable remainder trust.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remainder
Noun
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Surviving on edge-of-starvation rations, the broken equipment bought them necessary hours of life-saving rest.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Look for office chairs with adjustable features, including an adjustable chair height, neck rest, lumbar support, seat tilt, seat slide and mobile armrests.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Whether describing a memory, a moment in the garden, or a scrap of conversation, the poems create the feeling of sitting across from someone who knows how to listen.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Now, with the NFL and ESPN alliance tighter than ever, those scraps are shrinking.—
Leonard Armato,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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These same groups later carried out many of the grisly sectarian massacres of Alawite civilians along Syria’s coastal Latakia province in March, which killed at least 1,479, mostly civilians, following attacks by remnants of the former Assad regime.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In the summer of 2025, the Trumps swapped out one of the major remnants of the Kennedys' influence: the central lawn.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Many in his nationalist, anti-immigrant base would cheer him on, even if the end result is stronger cartels and less safety here at home.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Trump officials counter that the chips represent lower-tier technology and the highest end of the US chip stack isn’t will remain blocked.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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“Remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remainder. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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