laser

noun

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 Printer type The two main types of printers are inkjet and laser. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Those who fail to sing get tagged with a red laser pointer, so pretty much everyone croons. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 But for the purposes of this test, the Starlink craft merely attempted to establish laser communications with the wider network, before ultimately plummeting to their doom in Earth’s atmosphere. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 25 July 2026 Some have new laser projectors; others still run legacy 2K systems that deliver fewer pixels than the TV in your living room. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for laser
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  1. spotlight
  2. beam
Noun
  • After spending most of his career working hard in a sport that barely registers any level of attention in the wider world, Ainslie welcomes the brighter — but also harsher — spotlight that this seven-year-old league is shining on sailboat racing.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The room, finished in Domingue lime paint, is illuminated by a 1950s Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp and surface-mount spotlights by Lucifer Lighting.
    — Punch Hutton, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
Definition of spotlight
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  • Historic ceiling beams were painted white to lighten the atmosphere, while high-gloss wood paneling pairs with handblown glass light fixtures from Vetreria Venier in Murano.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2026
  • Electron beam lithography has long been valued for its exceptional resolution, but conventional single-beam systems have generally been too slow for many high-throughput manufacturing applications.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
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“Laser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laser. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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