press-clipping

A journalist carefully files a press-clipping into a large scrapbook.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A "press-clipping" is a piece of text or an article that has been cut out from a newspaper or magazine, typically for reference, archiving, or personal interest.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She kept a press-clipping of the review from the local newspaper. (A cut-out article from a newspaper.)
  • The historian organized her press-clippings by date and topic. (Collected cut-out newspaper articles for research.)

Advanced Usage

• "Press-clipping service": A professional service that collects and provides press-clippings to individuals or organizations.

  • The company subscribed to a press-clipping service to monitor media coverage. (A service that gathers cut-out articles about specific topics.)

• "Digital press-clipping": An electronic version of a press-clipping, such as a screenshot or PDF of an online article.

  • He saved a digital press-clipping of the online news story. (A digital copy of a news article.)

Variants and Related Words

• Press clipping (n): An alternate spelling of "press-clipping," with the same meaning.

  • The archive contained hundreds of press clippings from the 1950s. (Cut-out newspaper articles.)

• Clipping (n): A general term for a cut-out piece of text or image from a publication.

  • She showed me a clipping from a gardening magazine. (A cut-out article or image.)

Synonyms

• Newspaper cutting: A piece cut from a newspaper.
• Article excerpt: A short part of an article taken from a source.

Related Idioms

• To make a clipping: To cut out an article or image from a publication.
  • He made a clipping of the obituary for his family records. (He cut out the obituary article.)

Note: "Press-clipping" is a specific compound noun and does not form phrasal verbs or common idioms beyond the literal meaning.