printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

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The printing press didn’t make scribes faster. Alex Israel, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 The printing press spread stories. Tom Debley, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 The nor'easter storm slammed the New England area, where the paper is printed, with over 2 feet of snow, and winds prevented staff from traveling to the paper's printing press in Taunton, Massachusetts, around 37 miles south of Boston. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 Tom Wheeler, the former FCC chair turned historian, has argued that every major communication revolution—from Gutenberg’s printing press to the internet—reshaped how society organizes itself. Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for printing press

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Apr. 2026.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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