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clippers

NOUN
scissors
Synonyms


NOUN
shears
Synonyms


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"It's not just the haircut, it's the sensory issue of the hair falling on them and the gown, and using clippers is also a big thing," Caroline adds.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Taco Bell today uses clippers to give content more opportunities to take off.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

When they don’t disclose their identities or the paid nature of their work, clippers leave others to guess whether a band, politician or influencer is really as crowd-pleasing as they seem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

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

Some people cut up their old plants with clippers and dug them back into the soil.

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman




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