printing press
noun
a machine, as a cylinder press or rotary press, for printing on paper or the like from type, plates, etc.
printing presses
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pluralof printing press.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Traditionally, Schrader argued, artists and technology have evolved together, from Greek statuary to printing presses to synthesizers to digital filmmaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Liquidators under government control then sold the company in secret, with no accounting of the proceeds from the sale of its printing presses and other assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
There are American printing presses, of course, but those “only have so much capacity, which makes their prices already higher,” Johnston explained.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
But to own a media outlet is to own more than its printing presses, web servers, or TV cameras.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
Of course, there were no printing presses then.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
