1
as in trimming
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 hitting
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 clipping
Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the ravines have become junkyards, where home appliances, grocery carts, bald tires, grass clippings and autumn leaves have been dumped.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Push down on a large round button with the T-Fal logo on top and those wings come inward, clipping over the rim of the pot and locking the lid into place.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
In Hollywood, walls covered by newspaper clippings and photos with glowing eyes lead attendees to their first encounter with Art the Clown.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the ravines have become junkyards, where home appliances, grocery carts, bald tires, grass clippings and autumn leaves have been dumped.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
After Declan Rice’s controversial second booking for delaying the restart in the third week of 2024-25, for example, not many more matchweeks went by without Arsenal fans clipping up comparable incidents on X where players escaped without sanction.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Push down on a large round button with the T-Fal logo on top and those wings come inward, clipping over the rim of the pot and locking the lid into place.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clipping
Verb
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Early on the morning of March 16th, Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador, posted video footage of Salvadoran agents marching the Venezuelan men into prison and shaving their heads.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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One analyst suggested that shaving a percentage point off the state’s income tax could cut available revenues by roughly $5 billion.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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Smith stretched as far as his body would allow, inadvertently hitting the splits in the process.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite being only a sliver in size, the tachocline is believed to be the engine room of the un’s magnetic activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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To be clear, when tallying the human cost of these guns-everywhere laws, political assassinations make up a tiny sliver.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Something as simple as trimming nails or cutting hair also takes on new challenges, as without gravity, every tiny clipping would drift around, potentially clogging equipment or entering astronauts' eyes or lungs.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Later that night Plumier demonstrates by swiftly slapping the limp green body of a bullfrog hard across his leg.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tchervinski can be seen in one of videos of the incident slapping a Black man.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a brief video snippet accompanying the post, Cyrus is seen in close-up staring directly into the camera while wearing what looks like surgical gauze around her chin and head as more white material is blown by a breeze around her face.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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Later in the snippet, Cardi proudly acknowledged her worth.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Spend some time worrying about that thing that’s actually quite meaningless, getting mad at that person cutting me off in traffic?—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Marinaccio is cutting it Marinaccio made his big-league debut with the Yankees in 2022 and between June and July of that did not allow a hit to 57 consecutive batters.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Taddese is on the ground, bent over, face down, as a man kicks him, and the woman who was pushed, dressed in a black jumpsuit and barefoot, gets up and begins punching him.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Samirah, the central performer, entrances Billie—her lyrics punching over vibrating beats, her voice gritty and sultry.—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clipping. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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