printed

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of print.
  print

  verb (used with object)

  to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of print.
  print

  verb (used with object)

  to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.

Example Sentences

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printed

That’s how some refer to blockbooks, which were briefly an alternative to handwritten and typographically printed books in the 15th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

In recent years, he printed personal photographs onto the metal, giving the colorful works story structure and an autobiographical bent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

She said she was not able to rest because of the malicious lies printed about her daughter and demanded an apology from The Herald and Marie Claire.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

But that deal is widely seen as "not worth the paper it's printed on," said James Chin, professor of Asian studies at the University of Tasmania.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mitchell claimed it was because these papers had not printed classified material—obviously untrue, since the entire McNamara report was classified.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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