printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

Examples of printing press in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stores, dealing with long lines, are rapidly selling out, and printing presses have been working around the clock to produce more. Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 This partnership will unlock creativity, just as the printing press ultimately amplified the reach of initially skeptical authors. Nicholas Holland, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 By the mid-1970s, Shameless Hussy’s printing press had moved out of Alta’s garage, and the books were being printed, now with spines, by a company in the Midwest. Penelope Green, New York Times, 17 May 2024 From the advent of the printing press to the internet and now to artificial intelligence (AI), the tools that once belonged exclusively to experts are increasingly available to all. John Winsor, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for printing press 

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Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of printing press was in 1578

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“Printing press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printing%20press. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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