as in punches
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
an unexpectedly low branch dealt him a clip to the head
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as in shaves
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 hits
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 clips
Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Some clips showed owls and ravens attacking the couple, especially riling up fans.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Saturday’s meeting began with a video tribute to Buffett filled with clips from the previous 60 years of annual meetings.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Undo the clips and pull the cover off the filter box.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
In a follow-up post, Kate and William shared a video of Charlotte, which featured clips of her petting dogs and playing outdoors.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Comedians like Stavros Halkias built large online audiences through clips and podcasts before translating that reach into touring, specials, direct fan community and products.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
That, among countless other stats, clips and testimonials, is how good Pavia was leading Clark Lea’s team and running Tim Beck’s offense.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
These clips, Ko noted, are not simple homages but narrative threads planted early in the story.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The holder clips right to your pack or waders and keeps everything in a neat, easy-to-dispense stack.
—Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The carry handles each have a magnetic piece that then clips together to form a single bar to grasp.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
For messing up, Martha clips Gabriel’s wings, forcing him to live life as a human, with a new casual wardrobe to match and a taste for fast food.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
The latter happens when a ball clips the net before dropping in play.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
For Love in the Time of Cholera, 1989, for instance, Pau uses early Picture-in-Picture (PiP) technology to frame clips from Zuni’s 1988 October/Decameron stage performance, which then float, rotate, and cascade across the screen.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Some clips showed owls and ravens attacking the couple, especially riling up fans.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Saturday’s meeting began with a video tribute to Buffett filled with clips from the previous 60 years of annual meetings.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Undo the clips and pull the cover off the filter box.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
In a follow-up post, Kate and William shared a video of Charlotte, which featured clips of her petting dogs and playing outdoors.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Comedians like Stavros Halkias built large online audiences through clips and podcasts before translating that reach into touring, specials, direct fan community and products.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
That, among countless other stats, clips and testimonials, is how good Pavia was leading Clark Lea’s team and running Tim Beck’s offense.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
These clips, Ko noted, are not simple homages but narrative threads planted early in the story.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The holder clips right to your pack or waders and keeps everything in a neat, easy-to-dispense stack.
—Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The carry handles each have a magnetic piece that then clips together to form a single bar to grasp.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
For messing up, Martha clips Gabriel’s wings, forcing him to live life as a human, with a new casual wardrobe to match and a taste for fast food.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
The latter happens when a ball clips the net before dropping in play.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clips
Noun
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Around eight months before filming, the stunt team – led by second unit director Kyle Gardiner and fight coordinators Michael Lehr and Malay Kim – showed him the previs, giving him time to shape the sequences and add Kung Lao’s signature Wing Chun punches and teleportation movements.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The decision to move elections to November shaves several months off the existing terms of the mayor, vice mayor and commissioners.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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For beard trims and shaves, go to Pisterzi in Soho.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gagen, who hits left-handed, started the season setting but moved to full-time hitting.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Jackson’s hits compilation Number Ones is at Number 13, the Michael soundtrack is at Number 37, and The Essential Michael Jackson is at Number 158.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 May 2026
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The visit also comes as both sides have been trading blows ahead of the summit.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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His saga has been built with blows of faith, discipline and a conviction rarely seen, even at the elite level.—
Jorge Ebro
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Verb
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These systems charge when electricity is cheap and feed power back during peak hours, which cuts reliance on the most expensive generation and keeps prices more stable.—
Tom Von Essen,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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The video then cuts to two Apache helicopters whirling up.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Teal'c takes out some frustrations on an unlucky grunt who bangs him with a door at the start of every time loop, and O'Neill gets to (temporarily) sample the will-they side of his will-they-won't-they relationship with Carter.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Another bangs his head against the wall after expressing suicidal thoughts.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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With a lifelong love of the weight room and a good core of swipes, chops and bull rushes, Young offers a physical presence on both the interior and edge.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The 2026 model, with only minor changes from 2025, is available in Premiere, Reserve and Black Label trims.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The third round of voting trims the field to four restaurants.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Clips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clips. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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