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printing

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verb

present participle of print
as in publishing
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of printing
Noun
The store will feature an upstairs content studio for creators and community events, a photo booth, custom screen printing and Derma Readers for in-store skin analysis. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 Nonprofits, a brewery, dental offices, estheticians, printing shops and landscapers. — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
However, the Daily Mail reported that on Monday a truck carrying copies was travelling between a printing plant and a warehouse in the Netherlands when it was intercepted while parked in a lay-by, with four copies of the book mysteriously stolen. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 This is where Pau Tiu, 32, has spent the week designing and printing posters, in support of rising Filipino tennis star Alex Eala. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for printing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for printing
Noun
  • Elon Musk famously said in 2017 that the Model Y would cut that to 100 meters — a target that never became reality in the production vehicle.
    — Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment took over production from SOL India for Season 7, which launched that July.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And Swarthmore College stopped publishing letter grades for first-semester students on transcripts in the 1970s.
    — Dan Simmons, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Highlights Press, the book publishing program of Highlights for Children, is now a top-20 children’s publisher and routinely publishes activity books, craft books and learning workbooks.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • At their most basic, these may consist of just two elements, such as a stone and a sheet of raw steel—that is, an element plucked from the natural world and one of industrial manufacture.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Under the agreements, brokered by the Medicines Patent Pool, the companies can develop, manufacture, and supply Xofluza in 129 countries, covering nearly all low- and middle-income nations.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Her work has appeared in outlets like Travel + Leisure, Forbes, Yahoo Travel, and Punch, and has been syndicated to more than 300 digital and print publications via the Associated Press wires.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The outlet, citing the student publication Amirkabir, reported that Basij members attempted to disrupt the gathering and threatened students.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Printing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/printing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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