printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

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Just as the printing press sparked upheaval in its time, social media is now causing widespread fallout. Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025 This is true: When the printing press was invented in 1440 and adoption of the technology spread, religious authorities worried about losing control, and guilds of scribes were displaced. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2025 Its equipment ranges from sewing and quilting machines to a screen printing press and a dyeing station. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 29 June 2025 By 1915, Selma’s eldest son, Arthur, now sixteen, had left school and was bringing in a second income, working at a printing press in Erie. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 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 3 Aug. 2025.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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