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 One potential use for lasers in space would be to dazzle a sensor on an adversary’s satellite. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 StoneX initiates Lumentum as buy StoneX said in its initiation of the laser supplier that Lumentum is well positioned. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Billed as Pokémon Night Out, the show mixed together the creatures from the popular video games and trading cards with the lasers, pyrotechnics and mind-blowing visuals of EDM music. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 The menus include a Light Brightness setting, which adjusts image brightness (and laser power) in 10 steps. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laser
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  1. spotlight
  2. beam
Noun
  • At last, Harrison Butker has a reprieve from the widening public spotlight — but only because its glow is shining instead on a kicker more unsettling than the one enduring a slump.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Piker’s popularity among young left-leaning voters has propelled him beyond the internet and into the national spotlight as a prominent voice on the American left.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of spotlight
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  • By changing its flight attitude, the platform could redirect the radar beam toward different sectors without depending entirely on a mechanically rotating antenna.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In work that would delight any Star Wars fan, scientists have now created an antenna from a plasma beam.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of beam

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“Laser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laser. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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