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All could be played with just a few common household items: pencil and paper, coins, colored pens, standard dice, Goldfish crackers, paper clips, your hands, and occasionally an Internet connection.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
Just use a paper clip or SIM ejection tool to pop the SIM card out of your current phone, then slide that SIM into your new phone.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024
This multipack includes an assortment of different sized paper clips, binder clips, and rubberbands in an array of bright and cheery colors.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
This could include small toys, tinsel, rubber bands or paper clips.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
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“Paper clip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20clip. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
paper clip
noun
: a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together
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