printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

Examples of printing press in a Sentence

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One of the most eyebrow-raising anachronisms involves the scene in which a Roman noble is shown sipping tea in a cafe while reading the morning newspaper … 1,200 years before the invention of the printing press. Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Stores, dealing with long lines, are rapidly selling out, and printing presses have been working around the clock to produce more. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 Just as humanity made huge leaps forward with the discoveries of fire, the wheel and the printing press, AI represents another paradigm shift. Nicholas Holland, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 The Internet is the printing press at the speed of fiber optics. Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017 See all Example Sentences for printing press 

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of printing press was in 1578

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“Printing press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printing%20press. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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