clip art
noun
: ready-made usually copyright-free illustrations sold in books, as part of a software package, or through a website from which they may be cut and pasted or inserted as artwork
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Joel Pashcow, former chairman of a New York real estate company, contributed clip art of an airplane and women in bathing suits.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The same generative engines churn out social-media graphics or multilingual invitations for tiny congregations that once relied on clip art.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Riffs and tangents ensue, with Trixie and Katya expanding on the episode’s topic, surrounded by animation, clip art and text that have been added in the edit.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
Portions of a 2021 presentation used during those sessions include clip art cartoons some may find objectionable.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The same generative engines churn out social-media graphics or multilingual invitations for tiny congregations that once relied on clip art.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Riffs and tangents ensue, with Trixie and Katya expanding on the episode’s topic, surrounded by animation, clip art and text that have been added in the edit.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
Portions of a 2021 presentation used during those sessions include clip art cartoons some may find objectionable.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Clip art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clip%20art. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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