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 + of

The players will be suspended for the remainder of the season.

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Of that Denver-area total, 2,400 are dedicated to wireless services, with most of the remainder in the satellite television side and a streaming service called Sling TV. —

Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024 Smith-Midland does not anticipate significant changes in its operations due to seasonality or inflation for the remainder of 2024. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 In the remainder of the state, polls appear to agree that Harris will win New Hampshire, which has four Electoral College votes. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 According to Jackson, the company will treat and reuse the remainder. —

Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the remainder

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