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Definitions

clippers

NOUN
scissors
Synonyms


NOUN
shears
Synonyms


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Best part: The clippers work for cheap, and none of the promotional aspects need to be publicly disclosed, thanks to a federal-regulation loophole that relaxes transparency standards on ads that don’t sell tangible products.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

As Carlos told it, his brother took the clippers, began to buzz, and in the harrowing tradition of at-home haircuts gone amok, somewhere along the way…

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 8, 2025

He is meticulously cutting a member of staff's hair with a pair of clippers, and says the good time credit scheme has made him feel positive about his time in prison.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

In another photo, the fake-bald Stamos is holding hair clippers to Coulier's bald head.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2024

Dell takes out a pair of fingernail clippers from his pants pocket, and while Quang-ha flips through the channels, Dell pulls off his socks and clips his toenails.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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