the rest
noun
: the part that is left when other people or things are gone, used, etc. : the remainder
You bring these bags in, and I'll bring the rest.
—often + ofWe ate the rest of the cake.
He would regret that decision for the rest of his life.
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However, these statistics also demonstrate the enormous gap that continues to separate Tiger Woods from the rest of the golf world.
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The park experiences a very short dry season compared to the rest of Costa Rica, resulting in up to nearly 80 inches of rain annually.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Women patients and doctors, including New York City physician Grace Peckham, successfully argued that the rest cure was not only quack medicine but more harmful to patients than the nervous sickness itself.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
However, these statistics also demonstrate the enormous gap that continues to separate Tiger Woods from the rest of the golf world.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The park experiences a very short dry season compared to the rest of Costa Rica, resulting in up to nearly 80 inches of rain annually.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Women patients and doctors, including New York City physician Grace Peckham, successfully argued that the rest cure was not only quack medicine but more harmful to patients than the nervous sickness itself.
—Time, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the rest
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“The rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20rest. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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