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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Perhaps general manager Rob Pelinka should have gambled on the 7-foot Williams, who was healthy for the remainder of the regular season. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Being anywhere close to those numbers for the remainder of the season would be an outright disaster. Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 The results have been more resilient than what the recent market sell-off had suggested, even as analysts lowered estimates for the remainder of the year. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025 Owens is expected to remain involved with the show for the remainder of its current season, and one person familiar with the program says no stories are being spiked or changed in the wake of his announcement. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the remainder

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“The remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20remainder. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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