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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
The Cleveland native who now lives in Los Angeles may have come a long way from entertaining on Midwest stages in her undergarments, but there are certainly remnants of that performer in her onscreen roles.
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Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
The floods were triggered in part by the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry, which made landfall in Mexico at the end of last month.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 July 2025
Even though the remnants from Chantal are predicted to head out to sea after Monday’s precipitation, a new system is expected to quickly take the former cyclone’s place.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
The apparent lapse comes two years after the city and Related came under withering criticism from the public and independent experts for the handling of the discovery of extensive remnants of a 2,000-year-old Tequesta village on the Miami River just off Brickell Avenue.
—Andres Viglucci
july 4, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
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Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
The floods were triggered in part by the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry, which made landfall in Mexico at the end of last month.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 July 2025
Even though the remnants from Chantal are predicted to head out to sea after Monday’s precipitation, a new system is expected to quickly take the former cyclone’s place.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
The apparent lapse comes two years after the city and Related came under withering criticism from the public and independent experts for the handling of the discovery of extensive remnants of a 2,000-year-old Tequesta village on the Miami River just off Brickell Avenue.
—Andres Viglucci
july 4, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remnant
Noun
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If your back starts to sag, rest and reset to maintain proper form.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 July 2025
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The Sixth, as the regiment was known, had experienced many months of warfare, and the men were ready for some rest.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Noun
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In addition to her payments, the television personality is financing the cost of Matteo's health insurance, speech therapy and remainder of his preschool education through the 2024-2025 year.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Reserve Luis Carrera to replace him for remainder of Rd. 1.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Kimmel said the country has an oversupply domestically of scrap metal, if U.S. companies cannot export.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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That technical change increases the likelihood that a congregation of a tumbledown church might raise the money to unlock more housing and at the same time fix up their building — without simply selling it for scrap.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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“Remnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remnant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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