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leavings

noun as in remains

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Example Sentences

They are permitted to throw the leavings of their food and spit where they like, sit how they like and smoke everywhere.

It didn't seem right that something so important should have to take the leavings of technical personnel.

When men grow virtuous in their old age, 25 they only make a sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.

Stop no longer in your dull yard, feeding upon pigs' leavings, but come abroad with me.

Down here we just follow along, like sheep, behind a bunch of fat-necked cops, taking their leavings.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to leavings, such as: balance, debris, leftovers, legacy, oddments, and remainder.

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

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