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as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time
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as in slapped
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head
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Recent Examples of clipped
The impassioned celebration was quickly clipped and shared across social media, with thousands enjoying what initially looked like a release of unbridled, unrehearsed joy.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Searching for every inch, every millisecond of an advantage, her right arm clipped the fourth gate.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The 41-year-old comeback queen of alpine skiing clipped a gate at the top of her run and was airlifted by helicopter.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 8 Feb. 2026
The car clipped a guardrail and burst into flames.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
In the video, Newsom is clipped again and again — from 2010 to 2025 — promising to solve these persistent issues.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Locate the lint screen inside or clipped to the side.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
The crash occurred several hours before a man was clipped by a train at the Times Square station and killed when he was dragged under the wheels.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The plane clipped a powerline and crashed into the frozen river, killing both men.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Searching for every inch, every millisecond of an advantage, her right arm clipped the fourth gate.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The 41-year-old comeback queen of alpine skiing clipped a gate at the top of her run and was airlifted by helicopter.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 8 Feb. 2026
The car clipped a guardrail and burst into flames.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
In the video, Newsom is clipped again and again — from 2010 to 2025 — promising to solve these persistent issues.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Locate the lint screen inside or clipped to the side.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
The crash occurred several hours before a man was clipped by a train at the Times Square station and killed when he was dragged under the wheels.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The plane clipped a powerline and crashed into the frozen river, killing both men.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clipped
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Yukon gold potatoes are shaved to a thickness of about a millimeter, layered with butter and a little corn starch and baked.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The sides were much shorter, shaved down and brushed forward compared to the top.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Both said Toth had slapped the mother-in-law Tuesday evening, according to the report.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Khan said Desmond eventually became angry with her and slapped her across the face before putting her in a chokehold, according to court documents.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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More recently, the mayor spoke out against the county’s plan to cut $200 million in homeless services.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Local reports said Ukrainian missiles hit a power plant and an electrical substation, cutting power to parts of the city.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Trump, true to form, knocked Biden for skipping the Super Bowl Sunday platform.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Second division Albacete knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey last month.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Those without physical addresses on their Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspection reports have been trimmed from the list.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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He's really trimmed the fat from a lot of his game.—
Scott Fowler The Charlotte Observer,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Orlando then punched back with a 21-5 run to open the first six minutes of the fourth quarter.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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This Polare leather passport wallet, $34, has a round slot punched into the exterior that’s the perfect size for an Apple AirTag.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Publishers argued that dominant online platforms, especially those of Google and Meta, use news content and divert ad revenue from news publications, with most searches ending at the results page with answers snipped from online news articles that don’t require clicking through to news websites.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The three-time Olympic gold medalist, 39, famously snipped his red hair in December 2012 and has been rocking a shorter style as of late.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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After accepting a cross-ice pass from Ryan McDonagh, Kucherov smacked a one-timer from outside the right faceoff dot over Swayman’s glove, tying the score at 5-5.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Clipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clipped. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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