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Press is a shorthand term for the news media, originally only newspapers but now including all news media in expressions like press conference, press release, and the mainstream press.
This is based originally on printing press, a machine used to print words on paper.
The underlying verb press means to exert steady, continuous force, the way you press a button or use a steam iron: She pressed the wrinkles out of her blouse.
The idea of pressure extends to figurative use, so press also conveys making a demand or forcefulness.
News profession practitioner
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- coverageExtent of inclusion
headline · anchor · broadcast · editorial · columnist · paparazzi · tabloid · newscaster
Dense pressing crowd
- crushCompress with force
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- swarmMass of moving insects
masses · pack · jostle · push · squeeze · congestion · cram · pile
Compress with force
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- wringTwist to expel moisture
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- compactTightly packed together
constrict · squash · flatten · grip · force · push · bear down · exert
Arranging letters for display
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- GutenbergPrinting press inventor's name
- typesetterArranges text for printing
compositor · gravure · typeset · broadsheet · newsprint · intaglio · woodcut · rotogravure
Company releasing books
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- publicationIssued written material
- booksBound written works
Surface lines from folding
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- linenFlax-derived textile
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- ironing boardPadded surface for pressing fabric
laundry · garment · crease · smooth · fabric · flat iron · clothes · heat
journalist
News profession practitioner
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
coverage · headline · anchor · broadcast · editorial · columnist · paparazzi · tabloid · newscaster · scoop
throng
Dense pressing crowd
swarm · masses · pack · jostle · push · squeeze · congestion · cram · pile · crowded
crush
Compress with force
compact · constrict · squash · flatten · grip · force · push · bear down · exert · mash
typography
Arranging letters for display
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- GutenbergPrinting press inventor's name
typesetter · compositor · gravure · typeset · broadsheet · newsprint · intaglio · woodcut · rotogravure · bindery
publisher
Company releasing books
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- publicationIssued written material
- booksBound written works
wrinkles
Surface lines from folding
ironing board · laundry · garment · crease · smooth · fabric · flat iron · clothes · heat · tailor
insist
Assert with determination
entreat · importune · compel · coax · lobby · advocate · urgent · persistent
barbell
Weighted exercise apparatus
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- repetitionAct of redoing
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
strength · gym · dumbbell · incline · decline · powerlifting · rack
- newsnews, headlines, breaking news, headline, news alert
- touchtouch, feel, touching, caress, feeling
- freedomfreedom of choice, freedom of will, free will, speech, political liberty
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- under pressureExperiencing duress or stress
- leg pressLower-body resistance machine exercise
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- no pressureReassurance of low stakes
- press onContinue despite hardship
- high blood pressureExcessive arterial force
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