printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

Examples of printing press in a Sentence

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At first glance, Substack appears to be just another stop on this road — a slicker, digital-age printing press enabling direct connections between writers and readers. Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025 Catalog instead uses a method called combinatorial assembly, which the company likens to the Gutenberg printing press. Emily Mullin, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025 Beyond poor previous management, the mob had trashed the printing press. The New York Times, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 From manuscripts to the printing press, wagons to trains and cars, and phones to computers and the internet, automation has been a defining theme of technological progress. Gerui Wang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for printing press 

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Feb. 2025.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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