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as in remainders
a remaining group or portion
sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard
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as in scraps
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 remnants
In August, workers carved channels in the remnants of two dams, allowing water to flow freely along more than 40 miles of the Klamath for the first time in more than a century.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
One week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains, some of North Carolina’s highest gas prices by county average are in the region most challenged.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
The remnants of Hurricane Helene were not the only factor that contributed to the severity of the flooding that struck the mountain community of Asheville, North Carolina.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Helene death toll of 162 expected to rise Helene and its remnants have killed at least 162 people through several Southeast states since its landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast Thursday night.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The remnants of Hurricane Helene are still causing dangerous weather situations, bringing the chance of heavy rain and flash flooding to the mid-Atlantic, the National Weather Service said in an update this morning.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
This Korean face wash melts away makeup, dirt, and sunscreen, leaving your skin with a clean feel without any oily remnants.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Almost all rare 1-hour extreme rainfall events are associated with thunderstorms, while those that last 48 or 72 hours often are caused by hurricanes or their remnants.
—Kathie Dello, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
Asheville and its surrounding towns in western North Carolina had just been soaked by a severe rainstorm when the remnants of Hurricane Helene slammed into the Blue Ridge Mountains.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
One week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains, some of North Carolina’s highest gas prices by county average are in the region most challenged.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
The remnants of Hurricane Helene were not the only factor that contributed to the severity of the flooding that struck the mountain community of Asheville, North Carolina.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Helene death toll of 162 expected to rise Helene and its remnants have killed at least 162 people through several Southeast states since its landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast Thursday night.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The remnants of Hurricane Helene are still causing dangerous weather situations, bringing the chance of heavy rain and flash flooding to the mid-Atlantic, the National Weather Service said in an update this morning.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
This Korean face wash melts away makeup, dirt, and sunscreen, leaving your skin with a clean feel without any oily remnants.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Almost all rare 1-hour extreme rainfall events are associated with thunderstorms, while those that last 48 or 72 hours often are caused by hurricanes or their remnants.
—Kathie Dello, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
Asheville and its surrounding towns in western North Carolina had just been soaked by a severe rainstorm when the remnants of Hurricane Helene slammed into the Blue Ridge Mountains.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Remnants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnants. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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