remains vs sweepings

remains

noun
  • All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants. 

  • What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. 

  • Historical or archaeological relics. 

  • The extant writings of a deceased person. 

sweepings

noun
  • Material that is swept up. 

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