: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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Grass clippings can be left on the lawn after mowing.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Forget about Pinterest boards and magazine clippings.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
For Venditti, that entails talking to numerous consultants and looking at as many reference materials — usually old photos, news clippings and documentaries — from that bygone era as possible.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
National Archives The documents also include military reports about the search as well as memos, telegrams and newspaper clippings.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Forget about Pinterest boards and magazine clippings.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
For Venditti, that entails talking to numerous consultants and looking at as many reference materials — usually old photos, news clippings and documentaries — from that bygone era as possible.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
National Archives The documents also include military reports about the search as well as memos, telegrams and newspaper clippings.
—CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 26 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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