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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 artist made posters in the 1980s, but the printing was on acidic paper and the work deteriorated quickly. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Located inside the John Bardo Center, the makerspace includes a design studio, a tech lab, a 3D printing studio, and additional studios for textiles, wood and metals. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
Raine was born on September 9, 1929, to romance novelist and socialite Barbara Cartland and Army officer and printing heir Alexander McCorquodale, according to her obituary in The Telegraph. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for printing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for printing
Noun
  • To support Constant’s production, Shopkorn approaches their relationship in a more old-school model, sending her money as a stipend instead of waiting for a sale to go through and split it 50-50 as is now the norm.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Five films are directed by filmmakers from outside the Baltic countries, with Baltic talent and expertise playing significant roles in their production.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than relying on renders, ToolDance has been publishing its cutting tests.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Keep The Sales Conversation Valuable Making useful information public does not require publishing pricing, proprietary methods or a solution to every prospect’s problem.
    — Dennis Kirwan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Boston Dynamics‘ prototype operation brings engineers and machinists together to develop, manufacture, assemble, and maintain robotic hardware.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The makers of these products might source their ingredients from one country, manufacture or package them in another and sell them online to a consumer thousands of miles away.
    — Andrew Yockey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The next email had a slick poster promoting the Zoom event, with the book cover as the backdrop and blurbs from the Economist and other publications.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The communications leader is the sole individual holding the reins regarding comprehensive information and the conditions for its publication.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Printing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/printing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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