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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clippings
Noun
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These are a few of the plentiful subjects broached by the movie, which goes on to encompass snippets of various activist groups, civil liberties attorneys, and local politicians, but all these topics are crammed into a scant 84-minute runtime, and few are given the requisite attention.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026 -
In Sirāt, snippets of radio broadcasts about an unspecified war play in the background, casting a bleak shadow over Luis’s search for his daughter.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From removing splinters or opening bandages, to snagging ingrown hairs and tightening eyeglass screws, tweezers are one of those travel essentials that my mom never regrets packing.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, older floors tend to creak and squeak underfoot, and may even have loose staples, nails, or wooden splinters that can put you at risk.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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How much America’s Culinary Cup relies on head-to-head cook-offs to send people home gives all those slivers of information a little more urgency, though.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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On the tea-time menu that Wednesday is Vazhakkai Bajji, green plantain slivers folded into spicy chickpea batter, deep-fried a crisp orange-brown and presented on a banana leaf with a coconut dipping chutney on the side.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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And those predictions are slowly becoming reality as companies—especially tech firms—have started to cut sizable chunks of their workforces, attributing the layoffs to AI.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Earth today is a jigsaw of giant chunks of crust that travel across the planet, smashing together like huge bumper cars, pushing up mountain ranges and melting back into magma along their edges.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Blizzards buried parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota while torrential rains flooded homes and washed out roads in Hawaii.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Highs above 90 degrees Fahrenheit are expected to be widespread in Southern California, with parts of Arizona and Nevada reaching the triple digits.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Areas surrounding the Santa Monica Pier, Topanga Canyon Beach, Surfrider Beach and Escondido State Beach are included in the advisory, along with sections near storm drains and creeks where runoff can affect water quality.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Keller recently announced plans to move 40 courses to a hybrid learning model that combines online lectures and small in-person sections this fall in an effort to cut costs.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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CVs are one of the fastest growing segments in financial services.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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As was the case in December, while volume was down across all segments, large deals, those above $100 million, did see positive year-over-year growth.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Clippings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clippings. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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