: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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McCary says this method is not only the easiest way to deal with grass clippings, but also provides nutrients for the lawn and lessens the need for fertilizer, which can be expensive.
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
The display featured a timeline of news clippings, photographs and postcards depicting the transport and sale of Africans into slavery in the 1700s through the lynching of Black Americans as recently as the 20th century.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
The large multi-level restaurant is a living breathing Boston museum of sorts, adorned with old murals, newspaper clippings, photos and other historic memorabilia (even stadium seats from Fenway Park).
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.
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Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
The display featured a timeline of news clippings, photographs and postcards depicting the transport and sale of Africans into slavery in the 1700s through the lynching of Black Americans as recently as the 20th century.
—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
The large multi-level restaurant is a living breathing Boston museum of sorts, adorned with old murals, newspaper clippings, photos and other historic memorabilia (even stadium seats from Fenway Park).
—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.
—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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clipping
noun
clip·ping
ˈklip-iŋ 
: something cut out or off
a newspaper clipping
grass clippings
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