pressing
adjective
urgent; demanding immediate attention.
pressings
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pluralof pressing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Sonically improved to levels never before achievable, and accompanied by a lavish and detailed 100-page book, the 5-CD, 118-track boxed set encompasses all of her released sides and a good many outtakes and test pressings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
When Swift drops an album, there are upward of five different vinyl pressings, all in their own color variant, with edition-specific bonus tracks and other exclusives—and all costing $30-plus each.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2024
The first impression copy is one of only 1,500 original pressings of the fantasy novel - that went on to spawn Tolkien's universe of Middle-Earth .
From BBC ● May 20, 2024
Can you tell me how you understood how people were understanding Clover and Jotter as women in botany, a field that is thought of as women galavanting in gardens collecting flower pressings.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
He smelled like cologne and wore an iron-gray three-piece suit, shiny from too many pressings; the gold chain of a pocket watch dangled from his vest.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
