clippings

noun

plural of clipping
as in shavings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clippings
  1. snippets
  2. splinters
  3. slivers
  4. chunks
  5. parts
  6. sections
  7. segments
Noun
  • Instead, at the scene, detectives looked at snippets of surveillance videos stored on Burke’s phone.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The fair booths, all inside structures that resembled the neoclassical architecture of the nearby National Gallery of Art, offered snippets of Americana to visitors.
    — Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Definition of snippets
Noun
  • Congress can swing the axe but taxpayers pick up the splinters.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But as the season neared the winter transfer window, the expectation was for Mainoo to leave on loan rather than continue to pick up splinters on the bench.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of splinters
Noun
  • This white and pink ombré set is elevated with gold slivers to outline each nail.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 June 2026
  • Arranged over the top are dollops of crema and slivers of pickled yellow squash.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of slivers
Noun
  • On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Companies in industrial parts, software, consulting and life sciences were the other sectors in the Southland that attracted venture investments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Striking is a reproduction of a metallic structure with moving and rotating mechanical parts that reflected Lagerfeld’s Bauhaus influences, with 18 fur coats on display that seem to float and dance.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • The most vivid sections focus on Garland, whose mood swings Minelli had to manage as a teenager, said The Sunday Times.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
  • Working with sections about 2 inches wide, wrap the hair firmly around a silk heatless curling ribbon, directing the hair away from the face.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • Rather than presenting a tightly edited wardrobe, the collection offered a broad vision of contemporary luxury that appealed to multiple customer segments.
    — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Standalone segments in the anthology will focus on different objects, entities or events under the containment-breach narrative.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 6 July 2026
Definition of segments
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