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press box

noun

: a space reserved for reporters (as at a stadium)

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As part of its original football-only membership agreement with the MAC, the school agreed to undertake a series of improvements to McGuirk Stadium, namely a new press box, which became a major source of frustration for Molnar. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2025 Fleck said that wasn’t a reaction to performances but a decision based on not having regular vantage points in a baseball press box. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025 The state-of-the-art stadium includes a two-tier seating bowl with an elevated main concourse, sideline balconies with clubs, suites, and a press box, and a tensile cable canopy roof that will shield all seats from rain. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025 Within seconds, television replays in the City Ground press box showed clearly that no corner should have been awarded. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for press box

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of press box was in 1889

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“Press box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20box. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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