printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

Examples of printing press in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Russell Wald, deputy director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, likens it to the printing press. Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2024 Over the years the caves served many purposes, including as a hideout for an underground communist printing press during World War II and a mushroom farm. Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024 Every new advancement—from the printing press to the Internet—has been opposed by those whose institutional authority is vulnerable to being undermined by sudden change. Jacob McHangama, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2022 The magnetic compass, gunpowder, the printing press, the chronometer, the cotton gin, the steam engine and the water wheel are among the many examples. Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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