press box

noun

: a space reserved for reporters (as at a stadium)

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Lesser issues would be limitations on the TV production ability and lack of media space given the 29-seat press box. Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025 In the open-air press box, the prevailing audio is banter, the ambient murmur of the crowd … and, heck, even hearing infielders call fly balls on the too-many days when the team has been flat. Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025 Their seats were next to each other in the Petco Park press box. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025 While American and European media insist on the appearance, at least, of impartiality, press boxes at global tournaments are different. Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for press box

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of press box was in 1889

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“Press box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20box. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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