: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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Those grass clippings make a good mulch when they are allowed to dry first and then applied in thin layers (fresh grass clippings can form a dense mat and become smelly if applied thickly).
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Nathan then had to sort through years and years of files, clippings, boxes of letters.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Some of the most foul included fingernail clippings, diapers (used), airsick bags (also used), and hypodermic needles with no caps on them.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2024
The Mercury News reported that Albino’s niece found her uncle using DNA testing and newspaper clippings — and with assistance from police, the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Nathan then had to sort through years and years of files, clippings, boxes of letters.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Some of the most foul included fingernail clippings, diapers (used), airsick bags (also used), and hypodermic needles with no caps on them.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2024
The Mercury News reported that Albino’s niece found her uncle using DNA testing and newspaper clippings — and with assistance from police, the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.
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clipping
noun
clip·ping
ˈklip-iŋ 
: something cut out or off
a newspaper clipping
grass clippings
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