: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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The La Jolla Historical Society has a box dedicated to newspaper clippings, photos and documents from Bird Rock’s history.
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Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Last year, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) announced that the designer had gifted the institution more than 200 items from his archive, in addition to material including press clippings, runway footage, sketches and photographs.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
The walls are covered with photos and clippings from his stunt days, his crash-test driving for Tesla, and Lia’s once-famous custom powerboat business.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
During the search of Junior’s apartment, police found an electric razor with fresh hair clippings and pots matching the ones his girlfriend described.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
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Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Last year, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) announced that the designer had gifted the institution more than 200 items from his archive, in addition to material including press clippings, runway footage, sketches and photographs.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
The walls are covered with photos and clippings from his stunt days, his crash-test driving for Tesla, and Lia’s once-famous custom powerboat business.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
During the search of Junior’s apartment, police found an electric razor with fresh hair clippings and pots matching the ones his girlfriend described.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 22 Feb. 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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