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rest of the documents vs rest

Both options are correct, but they are different. 'Rest of the documents' is used when referring to the remaining documents in a set, while 'rest' is a word that can refer to the remaining part of something.
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rest of the documents

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the remaining documents in a set.

This phrase is used when you want to specify that you are talking about the remaining documents in a group or collection.

Examples:

  • Please review the rest of the documents before making a decision.
  • I have read the rest of the documents, and they seem to be in order.
  • Apr 1, 2008 ... "However, I have all the rest of the documents which I will bring with me." This means you have all the document NOW and will bring them to the ...
  • Jan 27, 2011 ... Pelosi's chocolate-covered strawberries: where's the rest of the documents? Photo of Jonathan Strong. Jonathan Strong · Contributor. 3:44 PM ...
  • Sep 20, 2011 ... An interesting question arises: Where are the rest of the documents? It turns out the documents that Simon Henderson gave to Micah Morrison ...
  • Mar 16, 2015 ... ... will be operated, among other things. The rest of the documents comprising the Offering Package are attached to the Memorandum.

Alternatives:

  • remaining documents
  • remaining part of the documents
  • remaining files
  • remaining papers
  • remaining records

rest

This phrase is correct and can be used more generally to refer to the remaining part of something.

This term is used in a broader sense to refer to the part that remains after some has been removed or used.

Examples:

  • I ate half the cake, and the rest is in the fridge.
  • She finished her work early and had the rest of the day to relax.
  • The rest are for Christmas morning.
  • Finish burying the rest of them.
  • Grant him eternal rest, Lord...
  • Every genius needs a creative rest.
  • People say spirits cannot rest there.
  • No inner rest for the wicked.
  • Our past, Albert and the rest.
  • The rest - wider array of partners.
  • Let Odda's active mind rest.
  • These new robots and rest of hardware...
  • Quite possibly the rest of my life...
  • Saving the rest for her divorce.
  • Time and rest are luxuries the republic cannot afford.
  • And the rest happened so fast.
  • Get your'll send the rest.
  • For the rest. it's give and take.
  • The rest has got nothing to do with you.
  • Gravity to that planet is the rest.
  • Evacuate the rest of the building.
  • I desperately needed peace, rest... sanctuary.

Alternatives:

  • remaining part
  • remainder
  • what's left
  • balance
  • residue

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