the remainder
noun
: the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
Most of the students left today and the remainder will leave tomorrow.
—often + ofThe players will be suspended for the remainder of the season.
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Shedeur Sanders took over as starting quarterback in Week 12 last season, and after two more starts, he was named the starter for the remainder of the season.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
About half of total HSA assets — $85 billion — are invested while the remainder is held in cash-like deposit accounts, according to Devenir.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 May 2026
You're linked together for the remainder of your lives.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The city cut funding last year to $800,000, with the remainder covered by a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
About half of total HSA assets — $85 billion — are invested while the remainder is held in cash-like deposit accounts, according to Devenir.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 May 2026
You're linked together for the remainder of your lives.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The city cut funding last year to $800,000, with the remainder covered by a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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“The remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20remainder. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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