printing press

NOUN

machine for printing

Synonyms

WEAK

press presswork printing machine printing works

Example Sentences

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At the company’s factory in Warsaw, Ind., which sits on the campus of a former printing press, a robotic system will weld together the body and frame rather than use a metal stamper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Its Costa Mesa headquarters are located in the shell of a former printing press for the Los Angeles Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

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

Pride of place is given to the discovery of America and the invention of the compass, with, between them, the printing press.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton