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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
There’s Kui Lei-making, where visitors hear the history of the lei while learning to sew one; traditional bamboo stamp printing; or coconut frond weaving, which Native Hawaiians have practiced for millennia. Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 Understandably, there's been some real interest in the project from the VR/3D printing crossover communities. Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
By the 1960s innovations in silk screen printing, a process of image transfer that has its origins in historic block printing from China and Japan, made slogan-spreading all the easier. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Street & Smith’s was the originator, printing its first preview yearbook in 1940, but as the sport exploded, so did the market. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for printing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for printing
Noun
  • Graphite is a key battery material, and securing alternative sources and production methods is part of efforts to strengthen US battery supply chains.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The analysis, released Tuesday morning, is expected to bolster Hollywood’s push for a federal production incentive, which the industry says is necessary to compete with the generous credits offered abroad.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The author went on to write four more, the last as recently as 1991, but as the film opens, the writer’s publishing company wants one more.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In releasing it now, Microsoft is seeking input before publishing an update that will inform development starting in 2027.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Although Blancpain has revisited the Ladybird collection over the years, including with its Marilyn Monroe tribute unveiled this summer, the manufacture has not produced anything quite like the Lady B in decades.
    Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Linde is competitively advantaged due to its geographic density, infrastructure scale and intellectual property tied to the manufacture high purity industrial gases.
    Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Many of the images show Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov surrounded by prominent figures such as actor Vladimir Mashkov, singer Tatyana Kurtukova and Margarita Simonyan, the editor in chief of the propaganda publication RT.
    Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Neither Nike nor the Tucker Center responded before publication.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Printing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/printing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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