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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
Some towns will have as many as four pages because of multi-language printing, summary of each question, and the size of the text. — Paul Burton, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The county elections supervisor even delayed printing ballots in order to give Republicans time to find a replacement, the letter says. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 5 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
  • The Type 01 is the first production car since the brand’s reinvention, and the most powerful, most aerodynamic, and most technologically advanced car Jaguar has ever built.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Paul Heaney’s company itself acts as the central commissioner, putting projects into production and then sells the rights to buyers who have already stated their interest.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Without a quorum, agency staffers are limited to collecting and publishing campaign finance reports, answering questions from candidates about the law and fielding new complaints.
    — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The volume of results stunned many mathematicians, while the way OpenAI has gone about tackling the problems and publishing the solutions divided the field.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Watchmaker Charles Zermot had secretly hidden its tooling and plans in the manufacture’s attic rather than destroy them.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Water is also consumed at various stages of the AI supply chain, such as in the manufacture of microchips.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • John, especially, after the publication of his second book of nonsense verse and stories, had finally cottoned onto the idea of putting some of his literary impulses to good use in song, resulting in some of his most haunting Beatles-era tracks.
    — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Royal experts told Fox News Digital that Prince William and King Charles are reportedly furious following the recent publication of Earl Charles Spencer's memoir about his late sister, Princess Diana.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Printing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/printing. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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