Meaning & use
leftovers
Food that remains uneaten after a meal and is saved for later.
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We had the leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner for lunch three days in a row.
She packed the leftovers into containers before putting them in the fridge.
A note on using this word
"Leftovers" is almost always used in the plural, even when referring to a single dish.
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