- plural of remnant.
remnants
Americannoun
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So much sand has eroded at the popular Newport Beach surfing spot The Wedge that remnants of decades-old buried infrastructure, like rusted metal rods and chunks of concrete, have been exposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
These persistent particles could continue releasing radioactive substances long after other remnants have broken down, complicating efforts to assess future contamination and health risks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Others that have accumulated material from destroyed asteroids and comets, remnants of planetary systems that once surrounded them, tend to look yellow.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
It weakened rapidly and ceased to be a hurricane but its remnants threw heavy rain across the eastern side of North America.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
She bent down and kissed both Jasmine and TJ on the tops of their heads, the remnants of her day now hovering around them like hard-work halos.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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