: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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The idea of Maggie’s untrustworthiness has already been planted in an early scene, mid-party, involving a bathroom cabinet and a hidden envelope conveniently filled with old news clippings concerning dark secrets in Alma’s past.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
These clippings decompose rapidly, enhancing soil quality and providing nutrients for your turf grass.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Shahn again based his paintings on news clippings and other photographs but now added his own point of view.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Thick Thatch This layer of organic material like grass clippings, leaves, and other debris can build up over time, causing brown spots where grass won’t grow.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
These clippings decompose rapidly, enhancing soil quality and providing nutrients for your turf grass.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Shahn again based his paintings on news clippings and other photographs but now added his own point of view.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Thick Thatch This layer of organic material like grass clippings, leaves, and other debris can build up over time, causing brown spots where grass won’t grow.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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