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Definitions

clippers

NOUN
scissors
Synonyms


NOUN
shears
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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And you learned that thanks to the clippers.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

A smaller percentage of babies get the disease by sharing food, nail clippers or other common household items with their fathers, grandparents or day-care teachers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Transporting passengers to the gold fields of California and racing to get the first spring tea from China to New York and London drove the rise of extreme clippers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 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

Ma usually shaved my head herself with our electric clippers.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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