Remainder
Remainder noun - A remaining group or portion.
Scraps and remainder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scraps" instead a noun "Remainder".
Nearby Words: remain, remaindered, remaindering
Scraps
Scraps noun - Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen).
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Laurin Shattersmith in The Order of the Stick has this attitude towards elves, resenting that they live in the fertile forested area of the western continent, while humans and lizardfolk fight over scraps in the remainder of the continent, much of which is uninhabitable desert.
Source: Screw You, Elves!
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