press box

noun

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

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Points off because press box moved to the corner like several others. Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 In front of the West Stand press box, fans sang and danced together to Spirit of the Blues and Singing the Blues — the latter a reference to rivals Liverpool’s defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 The documents for the new project say the stadium would seat 22,000 and have new infrastructure, an artificial turf field, modular seating, modular locker rooms with restrooms and showers a scoreboard and a press box. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Maybe general manager Andrew Luck, who was in the Stanford press box, should have overruled that call. Erick Smith, USA Today, 26 Aug. 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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