as in remainder
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 stub
The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
But scrapbooks, saving everything from postcards to ticket stubs, seem to have disappeared.
—Robin Olson, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Justin Swanson, a hemp lawyer and lobbyist who is the chair of Bose McKinney & Evans’ cannabis group, sees the ban in California, the crackdown in North Carolina and other states as nothing other than an attempt to stub out the hemp industry.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Noun
When a bar called Time Again opened in May on the stub of a dead-end street in Chinatown, the proprietors set out some red and blue plastic stools reminiscent of an elementary-school cafeteria’s.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
But scrapbooks, saving everything from postcards to ticket stubs, seem to have disappeared.
—Robin Olson, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
Verb
Bae needing to win the final hole for the International team to share the cup, stubs a chip.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Justin Swanson, a hemp lawyer and lobbyist who is the chair of Bose McKinney & Evans’ cannabis group, sees the ban in California, the crackdown in North Carolina and other states as nothing other than an attempt to stub out the hemp industry.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stub
Noun
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These might include harvesting and offsetting gains and losses, charitable gifts to offset gain, charitable remainder trusts to defer the taxable gain on diversification, exchange funds, and so forth.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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First-person tales about cancer, freak accidents, chronic disease, and mental breakdowns regularly make their way onto best-seller lists (or into remainder bins).—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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UConn men’s basketball blown out by No. 10 St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, 89-75 UConn men’s basketball visits No. 10 St. John’s for big-time matchup at MSG: How to watch UConn president: $160M deficit under Lamont’s budget.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2025
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While Oklahoma City had tremendous talent with the clear ability to make the playoffs, last season’s expectations were blown out of the water.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Cheese or Dairy Products Cheese and dairy scraps are other food items not to be used in compost.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2025
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Food scraps scattered along the roadside attract rodents, which in turn draw owls to hunt them.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Meghan Markle is still holding onto a remnant of her Suits era.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2025
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This leaves a stellar remnant with between one and two times the mass of the sun condensed into a width of around 12 miles (20 kilometers).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Stub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stub. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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