: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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In the ensuing decades, Iris figures out death’s plan by collecting newspaper clippings about the grisly demises of not only the people in the Skyview but also all of their blood relatives.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Old photos and archival materials — concert fliers, newspaper clippings and even a Cadillac registration — are interspersed with Swamp Dogg’s writing, making the book more of a visual autobiography or scrapbook than a standard cookbook.
—Jinnie Lee Laura Regensdorf Elissa Suh Roxanne Fequiere, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Let the Clippings Fall Save time and fertilize your turf at the same time by leaving clippings on the lawn.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
Miss Black America, in a fur stole, advertised sparkling wine; near a clipping of an African sculpture, wig models beamed.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Old photos and archival materials — concert fliers, newspaper clippings and even a Cadillac registration — are interspersed with Swamp Dogg’s writing, making the book more of a visual autobiography or scrapbook than a standard cookbook.
—Jinnie Lee Laura Regensdorf Elissa Suh Roxanne Fequiere, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Let the Clippings Fall Save time and fertilize your turf at the same time by leaving clippings on the lawn.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
Miss Black America, in a fur stole, advertised sparkling wine; near a clipping of an African sculpture, wig models beamed.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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clipping
noun
clip·ping
ˈklip-iŋ 
: something cut out or off
a newspaper clipping
grass clippings
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