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Recent Examples of clipper
Trims typically came from his father who bought a pair of clippers to cut barbershop costs.
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Mykal McEldowney, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The escapees used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, the source said.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Use sharp garden clippers, loppers, or a small, handheld chainsaw to carefully prune away sections of the vine.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Volunteers are welcome to bring shovels, spades, loppers, hatchets and clippers.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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Mykal McEldowney, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The escapees used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, the source said.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Use sharp garden clippers, loppers, or a small, handheld chainsaw to carefully prune away sections of the vine.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Volunteers are welcome to bring shovels, spades, loppers, hatchets and clippers.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clipper
Noun
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Vargas laid off a cutter in the dirt, running the count full.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The comeback sinker to the righty, the slider, the cutter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The 200 square miles of surrounding coral reefs proved rough for mariners, but divers now reap the benefits with some 300 shipwrecks to explore, from the 192-foot American schooner Constellation that sank during World War II to the Mary Celestia, a Civil War era paddle-wheeler.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
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The Californian is a 41 year-old wooden topsail schooner that was built as a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The brand has worked on several high-profile legacy ship restoration projects, such as the Cynara, a 96-foot classic yacht built by Camper and Nicholson in 1927 that was expertly restored in Japan in 2021, reinforcing its anchor positioning in the classic sailing sector.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
31 July 2025
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Hello magazine publishes photos of de Armas and Cruise vacationing together on a yacht in Menorca, Spain.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
30 July 2025
Noun
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One of the survivors was Henry Percy, aide de camp to Wellington, who after the Battle had to row halfway across the Channel with the news of the Duke’s victory, as an absence of wind had halted his sloop.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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After an encounter with a whale-like dino, their sloop capsizes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The sailer is equipped with a self-tacking jib, too, enabling owners to take control in lieu of a crew.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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As of October 2023, more than 600 women were assigned to operational submarines as officers and sailers, according to the institute.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
16 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Those looking for a larger trailer with a galley will want to check out Badac's $24,000 SD-10, while those looking around for something even simpler than the SS-7 might consider its GH-7 gear-hauling tent-topper.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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One was an old paper copy of the duplicate galleys for the last novel in the Toronto Trilogy, which bore an early version of the title—To Name the Bigger Light—shortened, of course, to The Bigger Light when it was published in 1975.—
Darcy Ballantyne
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Noun
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.—
Jennifer Larino,
NOLA.com,
6 Mar. 2018
Noun
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It can be reached via water taxi or private catamaran (around 20 minutes) and is one of the cays that make up La Cordillera Nature Reserve.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
27 July 2025
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For example, of the 12 F50s, one referee will zoom in on two or three catamarans competing with each other on the water, while someone else will look at another couple of boats, etc.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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“Clipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clipper. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.
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