Thesaurus results for CLIPPER

clipper

noun

as in cutter

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Recent Examples of clipper Leon Rengel said he was identified as a Tren de Aragua gang member because of a tattoo on his left hand of a lion with a hair clipper on its mouth. —

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 The clipper storm brings the prospect of a combination of rain and some snow. —

Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 The clipper system will move from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast over the next 24 hours. —

Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026 Blizzard warnings are set to expire this evening, but several feet of snow are expected to remain on the ground for several days, while another clipper system is forecast to move through later this week, likely prolonging delays, though not necessarily causing a complete suspension of service. —

Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clipper

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Noun

Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Later in the inning, Montgomery jumped on a 2-0 cutter and kept the ball fair down the right-field line.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026