: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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The release includes court records, emails, photos, news clippings, spreadsheets, audio and hundreds of video files.
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CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The new cache includes news clippings, emails and surveillance videos from the New York jail where Epstein was held before taking his own life in 2019, much of which was already in the public domain.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2025
Grass clippings can be left on the lawn after mowing.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Forget about Pinterest boards and magazine clippings.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The new cache includes news clippings, emails and surveillance videos from the New York jail where Epstein was held before taking his own life in 2019, much of which was already in the public domain.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2025
Grass clippings can be left on the lawn after mowing.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Forget about Pinterest boards and magazine clippings.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clipping
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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clipping
noun
clip·ping
ˈklip-iŋ 
: something cut out or off
a newspaper clipping
grass clippings
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