: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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Officers who went to Sellers’s house found a collection of newspaper clippings from the time frame in which Lee was found dead.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Something as simple as trimming nails or cutting hair also takes on new challenges, as without gravity, every tiny clipping would drift around, potentially clogging equipment or entering astronauts' eyes or lungs.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In what was once the typesetting room of the Miami Daily News, later called the Miami News, large scrolls of clippings can be viewed by visitors using hand cranks that mimic a newspaper rolling off the press.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
But as a precaution, cover it with shredded bark mulch, dry leaves, or grass clippings to reduce potential pests and odors.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Something as simple as trimming nails or cutting hair also takes on new challenges, as without gravity, every tiny clipping would drift around, potentially clogging equipment or entering astronauts' eyes or lungs.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In what was once the typesetting room of the Miami Daily News, later called the Miami News, large scrolls of clippings can be viewed by visitors using hand cranks that mimic a newspaper rolling off the press.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
But as a precaution, cover it with shredded bark mulch, dry leaves, or grass clippings to reduce potential pests and odors.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 20 Sep. 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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