: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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The bar's walls are crammed with as many sports posters, newspaper clippings and license plates as there is open space and then some.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Other evidence released includes handwritten notes from investigators, photos of nail clippings from the victims that were tested for DNA evidence and samples from Kohberger's Hyundai Elantra that were tested at the crime lab.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Soon, the entire room was awash with clippings, each detailing a different duplicitous scheme — a depressing reflection of how scam culture was taking over my country, eroding our trust in each other.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Friends are now sending me articles and clippings about cancer research and the promise of new therapies.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Other evidence released includes handwritten notes from investigators, photos of nail clippings from the victims that were tested for DNA evidence and samples from Kohberger's Hyundai Elantra that were tested at the crime lab.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Soon, the entire room was awash with clippings, each detailing a different duplicitous scheme — a depressing reflection of how scam culture was taking over my country, eroding our trust in each other.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Friends are now sending me articles and clippings about cancer research and the promise of new therapies.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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