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Synonyms for remnant
Synonyms: Noun
balance, leavings, leftovers, odds and ends, remainder, remains, residue, residuum, rest
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Examples of remnant in a Sentence
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Remnants go on sale next week. sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboardRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
But there was news this week around the other terrible receiver picks in that draft, the remnants of a rash of bad decisions at the position arising from the lack of a consensus top pass catcher three years ago. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns’ receiver misery from 2016 NFL Draft has company," 3 Sep. 2019 In 1867, a British military officer named Charles Warren set out to find the remnants of David’s kingdom. — Dan Baum, Harper's magazine, "Happiness Is a Worn Gun," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'remnant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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