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leftover

adjective as in remaining, excess

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noun as in remainder, remains

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It has a long, slender tail that flicks enthusiastically as it homes in on the leftover pizza.

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Flotsam means the leftover bits and pieces of a shipwreck, while jetsam means items thrown overboard on purpose.

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Cassiopeia swept up crumbs and leftover crusts of bread from the breakfast tray and tied them snugly in a linen square; with these she would tempt the birds close enough to be recognized.

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Until then, a ticket’ll get ’em a packet of leftover food from the palace kitchens.”

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A can of pumpkin puree, leftover from a recent loaf, joined in.

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

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