: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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For a cabinet of curiosities–style display, place paperwhites in an open-top glass terrarium along with other natural elements like evergreen clippings and pine cones.
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Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
So be sure to scrape off the grass clippings at the end of each mowing session, using a putty knife.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Much of this local history has been catalogued by Sousa, who has filled binder after binder with newspaper clippings, photos and other documents.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Newspaper clippings, photographs and letters of support – gathered into neat stacks or placed in tidy collages – form an unofficial archive of her life’s work.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
So be sure to scrape off the grass clippings at the end of each mowing session, using a putty knife.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Much of this local history has been catalogued by Sousa, who has filled binder after binder with newspaper clippings, photos and other documents.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Newspaper clippings, photographs and letters of support – gathered into neat stacks or placed in tidy collages – form an unofficial archive of her life’s work.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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clipping
noun
clip·ping
ˈklip-iŋ 
: something cut out or off
a newspaper clipping
grass clippings
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