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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 producers spotlighted their printing capabilities, allowing for designs like multicolor florals or patterns. Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026 Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
But the logic of those businesses was at least grounded in existing markets (not to mention often subsidized by money-printing companies that could stomach the losses). Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 That didn’t stop the paper, however, from printing them all. Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for printing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for printing
Noun
  • This $90 million investment will enable large-scale production of V-BATs in India to serve the needs of the Indian Armed Forces and also function as a global production hub, as per the release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The Patriots’ defensive production is also excellent, and names such as nose tackle Khyiris Tonga, linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson and safety Craig Woodson (a rookie from Cal) wouldn’t be under the radar any longer with a seventh Lombardi trophy for the franchise.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In practice, journalists typically avoid publishing home addresses or identifying victims of domestic abuse.
    Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • By mid-January, governments around the world were blocking the tool, safety teams were issuing damage-control statements, and researchers were publishing evidence that the scale of harm was far larger than anyone had publicly acknowledged.
    The AI Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Pharmaceutical out-licensing typically grants overseas partners some or all of the rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a treatment originally developed by the licenser.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Its interventional cardiology portfolio is focused primarily on the design, development and manufacture of catheter and wire-based technologies intended to diagnose and treat cardiac disease.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Since its publication, Infinite Jest has sold more than a million copies and had many covers through the years on domestic and foreign language editions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026

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

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