printing press

NOUN

machine for printing

Synonyms

WEAK

press presswork printing machine printing works

Example Sentences

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Then he turned for emphasis to the fonts available on the printing press of his day.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

The same thing happened when assembly lines reshaped manufacturing, when robotics entered the factory floor, when computers displaced typewriters, and when the internet placed a printing press on every desk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Generative AI represents "the largest transformation in the information ecosystem since the printing press," consultant David Caswell told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Soon after, the Post-Gazette announced it was closing its printing press.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

Andrew Brown’s print shop smelled of ink and grease and the sweat of muscular apprentices carrying trays of lead type from the composing table to the printing press.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson