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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

This allows the caterers to reduce the amount of food they prepare and serve, so that there’s less likelihood of leftovers.

From Salon

If you get one of these containers, do not use it to reheat the food or your leftovers — transfer the food to glass or ceramic containers.

“When I got older I started to frequent the other fabric vendors and purchase their leftovers from them.”

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.”

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

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