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as in debris
the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed
the detective noticed an ashy residue in the sink and deduced that a piece of paper had been burned there
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as in remainder
a remaining group or portion
the residue of our Thanksgiving feast consisted of a denuded turkey carcass and a couple rolls
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Recent Examples of residue
Starch residue on flat basalt anvils and small, round pounding rocks also add grist to the argument that the Paleo Diet included heavy portions of plants, rather than the meat-dominant version many people have now adopted as a weight-loss strategy.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Avoid fabric softeners, as these can leave a residue and reduce breathability.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
Apple cider vinegar works to break down lingering residue, while probiotics and botanicals like mallow flower and radish root help restore balance and calm irritation.
—Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
Inspectors found meat and fat residue from the previous day’s production on packaging equipment and in the product processing area.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Avoid fabric softeners, as these can leave a residue and reduce breathability.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
Apple cider vinegar works to break down lingering residue, while probiotics and botanicals like mallow flower and radish root help restore balance and calm irritation.
—Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
Inspectors found meat and fat residue from the previous day’s production on packaging equipment and in the product processing area.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residue
Noun
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Several carts loaded with household possessions travelled down a thoroughfare scattered with rubble and debris.—
Mohammed Salem,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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Today, stove tops jut out of the sand, mixing with glass bottles and pieces of debris scattered by Hurricane Beryl in July of 2024.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Charitable Giving - Donate to qualified charities through tools like charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) to lower your estate’s taxable amount while supporting meaningful causes.—
James Brewer,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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That’s left a remainder in the 25 percent range for the third pair, most frequently composed of Brännström and Vincent Desharnais.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
25 Nov. 2024
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Many who have returned home since the ceasefire began have found only mounds of rubble. —Magdy reported from Cairo and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Those returning to their homes in recent days have frequently encountered only piles of rubble that remain.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the painting, there is caring (the one who is looking at the mother), there is rest (the one lying with eyes closed), and there is loneliness (the one looking away, the one looking down, the mother gazing into space).—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The concept of sea level as an average is only one step in the long-term pursuit of a point of reference in a space that is never at rest, Hardenberg writes.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Singh — and others like him — are now grappling with how to live and work amid the wreckage.—
Sasha Hupka,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The area was so inaccessible by air and ground that the plane’s wreckage wasn’t discovered until 1999, 51 years later, thanks in part to the efforts of private searchers.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Its priceless artefacts include the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles (renamed the Parthenon Sculptures by those who believe they should be returned to Greece) and the remnants of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial from Sutton Hoo.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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Revealingly, the order about cartels and gangs makes reference to the Alien Enemies Act, a remnant of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Residue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residue. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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