1
as in shaved
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 slapped
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 clipped
The impassioned celebration was quickly clipped and shared across social media, with thousands enjoying what initially looked like a release of unbridled, unrehearsed joy.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Searching for every inch, every millisecond of an advantage, her right arm clipped the fourth gate.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The 41-year-old comeback queen of alpine skiing clipped a gate at the top of her run and was airlifted by helicopter.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 8 Feb. 2026
The car clipped a guardrail and burst into flames.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
In the video, Newsom is clipped again and again — from 2010 to 2025 — promising to solve these persistent issues.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Locate the lint screen inside or clipped to the side.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
The crash occurred several hours before a man was clipped by a train at the Times Square station and killed when he was dragged under the wheels.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The plane clipped a powerline and crashed into the frozen river, killing both men.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Searching for every inch, every millisecond of an advantage, her right arm clipped the fourth gate.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The 41-year-old comeback queen of alpine skiing clipped a gate at the top of her run and was airlifted by helicopter.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 8 Feb. 2026
The car clipped a guardrail and burst into flames.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
In the video, Newsom is clipped again and again — from 2010 to 2025 — promising to solve these persistent issues.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Locate the lint screen inside or clipped to the side.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
The crash occurred several hours before a man was clipped by a train at the Times Square station and killed when he was dragged under the wheels.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The plane clipped a powerline and crashed into the frozen river, killing both men.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clipped
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Shortly after revealing her diagnosis in February 2025, Mellencamp, 44, shaved her head to prep for surgery to remove a few of the tumors.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yukon gold potatoes are shaved to a thickness of about a millimeter, layered with butter and a little corn starch and baked.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Beware of the word ‘spread’ slapped across anything passing itself off as pimento cheese.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The league also slapped the Pistons’ Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart with suspensions.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the men's singles final in figure skating, the NBC telecast just cut to a shot of American Max Naumov, who was juggling a soccer ball.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Catherine’s brother Hindley, a vicious bully whose abuse is part of what drives Cathy and Heathcliff so closely together, is cut entirely, his role combined with Catherine’s father.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Coarse stones with large crystals chip and fracture easily when knocked together.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the letter to Demacopoulos, the family said Gutiérrez told a friend that her boyfriend punched her and knocked one out.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Politicians would like to believe that rising health-insurance costs result from bloated hospital budgets, physician overpayments, or administrative waste—problems that could be trimmed away painlessly.—
Chris Pope,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Gaga’s entire dress was trimmed with pleated fabric on her chest, stomach, and skirt, adding extra movement and texture to the head-turning look.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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Abigail Boyd, an opposition Green lawmaker in the state parliament, said she had been punched by officers while attempting to vacate the site.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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But McCalla then got up, pursued Mudd and punched him.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Publishers argued that dominant online platforms, especially those of Google and Meta, use news content and divert ad revenue from news publications, with most searches ending at the results page with answers snipped from online news articles that don’t require clicking through to news websites.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The three-time Olympic gold medalist, 39, famously snipped his red hair in December 2012 and has been rocking a shorter style as of late.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Within seconds, Perez smacked a cellphone out of the man's hand, swung at his head and tackled him to the ground.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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After accepting a cross-ice pass from Ryan McDonagh, Kucherov smacked a one-timer from outside the right faceoff dot over Swayman’s glove, tying the score at 5-5.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Clipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clipped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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