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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The central bank will hold four rate-setting meetings over the remainder of 2025, and the first will happen on July 29 and 30.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 July 2025
Once those are done, the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library will turn attention to the remainder of its sites.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Extra landscape and grading work, upgraded crossings at Broadway and Lincoln Street, and the incorporation of artwork by Colorado artists will make up the remainder of costs, said Danielle Oliveto, Polis’ deputy chief of staff and the office’s lead on the project.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
For the remainder of the region, additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches will be possible, reported the weather service.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 July 2025
Once those are done, the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library will turn attention to the remainder of its sites.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Extra landscape and grading work, upgraded crossings at Broadway and Lincoln Street, and the incorporation of artwork by Colorado artists will make up the remainder of costs, said Danielle Oliveto, Polis’ deputy chief of staff and the office’s lead on the project.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
For the remainder of the region, additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches will be possible, reported the weather service.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“The remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20remainder. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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