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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 15 Oct. 2026.

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