: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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People may even have plant clippings.
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Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
Hopefully Nelsen’s mom keeps the press clippings from this season.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
This practice is one reason to make sure lawns are dry before mowing, as the dry clippings will disperse much more evenly and disappear into the lawn.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
One of them wore a dress with what looked like a clipping of a poster placed diagonally across her dress like a Miss Universe sash.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
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Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
Hopefully Nelsen’s mom keeps the press clippings from this season.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
This practice is one reason to make sure lawns are dry before mowing, as the dry clippings will disperse much more evenly and disappear into the lawn.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
One of them wore a dress with what looked like a clipping of a poster placed diagonally across her dress like a Miss Universe sash.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 26 Mar. 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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