as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value
an ashtray full of cigarette stubs ticket stubs
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as in to blow out
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Recent Examples of stub
Kelly Tyko, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Traffic on the east-west stub ending at Orchard Avenue is expected to decrease 29%, thanks to ITD’s future plans to extend Meridian Road further south.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Also, avoid extinguishing/stubbing them on stairs or railings.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Proof of address could include utility bills, bank statements, paycheck stubs, health insurance statements or a property tax bill.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Traffic on the east-west stub ending at Orchard Avenue is expected to decrease 29%, thanks to ITD’s future plans to extend Meridian Road further south.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson can make the game-winning play, although this is the round where Jackson usually stubs his toe.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Also, avoid extinguishing/stubbing them on stairs or railings.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stub
Noun
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Adding someone as a joint owner to your account or creating a remainder interest in your property is a gift.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Just four songs in, Tesfaye’s failing voice necessitated the cancelation of the gig’s remainder.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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But in January 2024, days before a three-year probationary period on that original agreement ended, a door plug blew out of the side of a 737 Max flown by Alaska Air.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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They were blown out at Buffalo, 48-20, when Achane had 101 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries, and blown out at Baltimore, 56-19, when Achane had 107 yards and no touchdowns on 14 carries.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Wang Cong Closing out the UFC 316 early prelims is a women’s flyweight scrap between Ariane da Silva (17-10) and Wang Cong (7-1).—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Some of these dust particles may be the remnants of the countless tiny meteors that collide with Earth's atmosphere on a daily basis, while others were born of volcanic eruptions or pollution before getting carried high into the atmosphere.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 May 2025
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Netanyahu put all of his chips on Trump nonetheless—a wager that now threatens to cost the Israeli prime minister the remnants of his legacy.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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“Stub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stub. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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