as in remainders
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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Recent Examples of stubs
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
Wristbands are expected to go fast, so lock in for the presale (and post-sale) and consider other ways to get stubs.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years, including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp.
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Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Scorebooks also provide game-goers with proof of attendance—or at least evidence of having watched from home—when physical ticket stubs no longer exist to play a similar role.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Cut just above a bud so that a flush of growth will screen the stubs.
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Katherine Owen,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp.
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Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Try to avoid cutting them off leaving stubs.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Some commission members were concerned with the road connections to existing road stubs in the unincorporated Lynnwood subdivision to the west, while other commission members favored the road connections as proposed, Zenner said.
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Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
These will take longer to heal and are prone to infection—similarly, leftover stubs won't heal properly and can attract pests.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
Wristbands are expected to go fast, so lock in for the presale (and post-sale) and consider other ways to get stubs.
—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years, including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp.
—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Scorebooks also provide game-goers with proof of attendance—or at least evidence of having watched from home—when physical ticket stubs no longer exist to play a similar role.
—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Cut just above a bud so that a flush of growth will screen the stubs.
—
Katherine Owen,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
The Archive Room is painted blue and filled with Disney parks memorabilia he’s collected over the years including his ticket stubs, which are safely stored in a fillable glass lamp.
—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Try to avoid cutting them off leaving stubs.
—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Some commission members were concerned with the road connections to existing road stubs in the unincorporated Lynnwood subdivision to the west, while other commission members favored the road connections as proposed, Zenner said.
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Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubs
Noun
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Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.
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The best-case scenario would be for the Lakers’ remainders to extend the best-of-seven series with the Rockets long enough for Doncic and Reaves to rejoin LeBron James in that Big Three, either at the end of this series or the start of the next one.
Noun
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Bearden showed people a how to see African American life through paper scraps.
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Jan Paul van Hecke of the Netherlands has been involved in two scraps already, the latest when he was hit while going for a header and crumbled, perhaps exaggerating a tad, after Morocco's Azzedine Ounahi challenged the header, as well.
Noun
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The fact that scientific excavations take place and some remnants are saved is thanks to the nation’s first comprehensive local archaeological preservation laws, approved by Miami and Miami-Dade County in the 1980s.
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In addition to remnants of textile production, the Søften dig turned up silver scraps, coins and pearls that testify to trade and economic activity in the region.
Noun
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According to Jackson’s account, Fong said her father, the village headman, removed large pieces of wreckage from the crash site and organized the burial of McKinney’s body right there.
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And cadets were on the hunt for unique pieces to add to their collections.
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“Stubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubs. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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