as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth
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The best-case scenario would be for the Lakers’ remainders to extend the best-of-seven series with the Rockets long enough for Doncic and Reaves to rejoin LeBron James in that Big Three, either at the end of this series or the start of the next one.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Socrates’ reply to Glaucon was complicated, taking up the whole remainder of this lengthy dialogue.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Use Orange Peels as Compost Several fruit and vegetable scraps, including orange peels, can be added to your soil as compost.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Green ingredients are nitrogen-rich materials such as kitchen scraps and grass cuttings.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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The shell still contained remnants of its original plug and traces of plant material, which were recovered for analysis.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Using innovative fossil reconstruction techniques, the researchers revealed remnants of two extinct species locked inside large rocks.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Fag end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fag%20end. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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