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leftovers

noun as in doggy bag

noun as in leavings

noun as in remains

noun as in waste

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Example Sentences

In Java, the Indonesian birthplace of oncom, oncom leftovers are used much like seeds to grow a new batch of the alternative protein — a process similar to using sourdough starter to make bread.

From Salon

Though the offering comes at “a really serious moment,” she said, “the next day, no matter what happens, you still have leftovers in the fridge.”

Thankfully, I’m a hungry man and don’t mind leftovers, so I always make sure my recipes find their way to a stomach, whether it be mine or a friend’s.

From Salon

But a lift technician thought the art was simply the leftovers of lazy visitors and threw them in the bin.

From BBC

"Hors d'oeuvres were meant to be available to all guests. And the leftovers from the dinner were the promised hors d'oeuvres."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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