pressroom

noun

press·​room ˈpres-ˌrüm How to pronounce pressroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
1
: a room in a printing plant containing the printing presses
2
: a room (as at the White House) for the use of members of the press

Examples of pressroom in a Sentence

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There’s a modern-day Mercury News and East Bay Times pressroom, one where printers toil late at night to produce ink-on-paper versions of the news for those who prefer to read about current events that way. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 June 2025 Who are the moderators for the CNN Presidential Debate between Trump and Biden? CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the first presidential debate for 2024, according to CNN's pressroom. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 27 June 2024 But some of his favorite memories in the pressroom were Indianapolis 500 weekends. Joe Timmerman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024 When the time came to address her major milestone in the Emmys pressroom, Curtis couldn’t help but recall her years of starring in Activia commercials. Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pressroom

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pressroom was in 1683

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“Pressroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressroom. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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