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Recent Examples of laser
When the two matched exactly, the signal appeared clearly in the data, revealing the precise laser frequency at which thorium-229 nuclei absorb most strongly.
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Andrei Derevianko, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
How Neukgu Pulled It Off The escape itself reads like something out of a heist movie — if the heist involved dirt and determination instead of lasers and lockpicks.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
As for skin, Rahman says evidence shows red light therapy can help improve fine lines and wrinkles, though the effects are modest compared to more aggressive treatments like laser peels that dermatologists can perform in the office.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
They can be detected by sonar on underwater drones or lasers mounted on the drones or even on helicopters and then destroyed safely.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
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Andrei Derevianko, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
How Neukgu Pulled It Off The escape itself reads like something out of a heist movie — if the heist involved dirt and determination instead of lasers and lockpicks.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
As for skin, Rahman says evidence shows red light therapy can help improve fine lines and wrinkles, though the effects are modest compared to more aggressive treatments like laser peels that dermatologists can perform in the office.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
They can be detected by sonar on underwater drones or lasers mounted on the drones or even on helicopters and then destroyed safely.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laser
Noun
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The national spotlight that once fixed on Dearborn during the 2024 election has faded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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As one of a small number of Jewish men’s basketball players in the Big Ten Conference, Hochberg has stepped into a rare spotlight, embracing his role as a visible Jewish athlete at the highest level of college basketball.—
Adam Finkel,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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The cost of the six-story hotel with its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture came in at nearly $1 million, or more than $18 million in today’s money, and featured marble floors, private baths, steel beams, and an electric elevator.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Puryear has created an outdoor sculpture to honor the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis via Bending the Arc, a 34-foot-long beam that Puryear hand-carved in wood and then was 3D-scanned and fabricated in stainless steel.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Laser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laser. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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