laser

Definition of lasernext
as in spotlight
a device that produces a narrow and powerful stream of light that has many special uses in medicine, industry, etc. doctors using a laser to perform delicate eye surgery

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Recent Examples of laser Green lasers shot out into the crowd, revealing the faces of fans who’d waited all night on aching feet to see their favorites. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Treatments range from minimally invasive procedures like Botox and laser therapy, to surgical interventions like chest masculinization and liposuction. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Sending quantum signals through the sky During a daytime demonstration on August 21, researchers at Stony Brook’s Quantum Watchtower used a laser to create quantum states containing only a few photons at a time. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 There are some crazy laser rays, goofy wipe transitions, robots who are menaces to society, to be sure. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laser
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Noun
  • Panettiere’s death has since cast a spotlight on Hickerson, while extensive public records reviewed by NBC News detail his trail of financial and legal troubles.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
  • By the mid- to late 2000s—accelerated by the global financial crisis—data governance was thrust into the executive spotlight.
    Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Alexander Bazilevsky, a BNL physicist, and electromagnetic calorimetry manager for the ePIC detector, stated that the calorimeter will primarily measure electrons scattered by the beam.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Laser ablation, which aims a focused beam at cells, accounted for about 45% of procedures.
    Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Laser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laser. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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