printing press

NOUN

machine for printing

Synonyms

WEAK

press presswork printing machine printing works

Example Sentences

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In a season of Hollywood marked by mega-mergers from well-funded nepo children, there is something timely about these oblivious creatures smashing up a printing press and a broadcast studio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

He funded trade unionist Makhan Singh’s printing press, which churned out pro-independence leaflets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 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

The printing press blocking the stairs was vibrating: Xenophilius was trying to shift it using a Hover Charm.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling