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printing

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verb

present participle of print
as in publishing
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of printing
Noun
For printing, the Sprocket Panorama uses Bluetooth exclusively and includes a downloadable app for iOS and Android devices. M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026 The first printing of 25,000 is already a sellout in pre-sales for Abrams, which is now going to a second printing of 20,000 copies. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Verb
Supporters call 3-D printing the new frontier in gun safety, while critics warn of censorship, data privacy risks and battles over Americans’ rights to build their own firearms. David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 The secretary’s office begins printing voter information guides in July that will have to include the rent control measure, or not. State House News Service, Boston Herald, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for printing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for printing
Noun
  • The production made use of Malaysia’s post-production infrastructure and incorporated creative voices from across South and Southeast Asia.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Luma has been making inroads into Hollywood selling its software but has separately funded a production service company to teach filmmakers to make hybrid AI films using its tools.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Paine capitalized on the momentum by publishing a dialogue between Montgomery’s ghost and an American in February, debating independence.
    Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Grants could be canceled due to political whims, and new layers of bureaucracy would inhibit basic scientific activities like publishing papers and attending conferences.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Instead, colonial watchmaking existed largely as finishing and assembly rather than complete manufacture.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026
  • Virginia's Democratic governor, Abigail Spanberger, signed legislation earlier this year banning the sale and manufacture of certain semiautomatic firearms.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • In charts of the immigrant population, counts come from Census Bureau research publications, the 2000 census and the American Community Survey.
    Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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“Printing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/printing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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