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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard
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as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
gathered together her fabric remnants to see if she had enough of them to sew a doll blanket for her niece
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Recent Examples of remnant
Park and colleagues believe that this temperature difference could be sustained by the radioactive decay of elements like thorium and titanium on the moon's Earth-facing side—a remnant of the volcanic activity that formed the near side surface 3–4 billion years ago.
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Such interactions between black holes or neutron stars (compact remnants of exploded massive stars) can be studied through the deflection angle, the energy released through the near miss and the momentum of the objects’ recoil—all of which may be discerned in gravitational waves.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
But some old guard remnants of the War on Drugs, espouse outdate information which doesn’t acknowledge the medical benefits of cannabis.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
In a place as old and majestic as Rome, even the mundane can contain fascinating remnants of history.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Such interactions between black holes or neutron stars (compact remnants of exploded massive stars) can be studied through the deflection angle, the energy released through the near miss and the momentum of the objects’ recoil—all of which may be discerned in gravitational waves.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
But some old guard remnants of the War on Drugs, espouse outdate information which doesn’t acknowledge the medical benefits of cannabis.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
In a place as old and majestic as Rome, even the mundane can contain fascinating remnants of history.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remnant
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Savina: Our Hotel Sages Signature Retreats are rooted in the belief that rest is revolutionary and that luxury doesn’t have to be loud to be powerful.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Only one of his 10 starts so far has been made on the traditional four days of rest.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Adding someone as a joint owner to your account or creating a remainder interest in your property is a gift.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Just four songs in, Tesfaye’s failing voice necessitated the cancelation of the gig’s remainder.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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Probably not, but Paul has been getting the better of all the scraps between the two on WWE programming.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The owner of that scrap metal yard agreed in a settlement with the city in 2023 that his business would only purchase legally obtained catalytic converters and copper wire.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
19 May 2025
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“Remnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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