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Recent Examples of lasers
Among their uses, Linde’s gases create the fizz in sparkling waters, provide respiratory support to hospital patients, and help lasers etch billions of tiny transistors onto artificial intelligence chips.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
And now a startup in Scotland has for the first time used the new lasers outside the lab for data transmissions capable of carrying HD video.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
First, scientists can use telescopes pointed at the cosmos to observe how points of light created by the lasers blur and disturb molecules in Earth's atmosphere.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 4 May 2026
The vessels deploy helicopters and sea drones that use lasers and sonar to find mines.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Drasaitl is still hitting teammates in stride with backhand lasers on the regular.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
To make the discovery, NASA Perseverance relied on its SuperCam instrument — a sophisticated system equipped with two lasers and cameras.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Overview Energy plans to mass-produce satellites equipped with lasers that will use near-infrared light not visible to the human eye to transmit the space solar energy to receivers on the ground at existing solar farms.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
The team used lasers tuned so precisely that only ⁴²Ar atoms respond.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
And now a startup in Scotland has for the first time used the new lasers outside the lab for data transmissions capable of carrying HD video.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
First, scientists can use telescopes pointed at the cosmos to observe how points of light created by the lasers blur and disturb molecules in Earth's atmosphere.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 4 May 2026
The vessels deploy helicopters and sea drones that use lasers and sonar to find mines.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Drasaitl is still hitting teammates in stride with backhand lasers on the regular.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
To make the discovery, NASA Perseverance relied on its SuperCam instrument — a sophisticated system equipped with two lasers and cameras.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Overview Energy plans to mass-produce satellites equipped with lasers that will use near-infrared light not visible to the human eye to transmit the space solar energy to receivers on the ground at existing solar farms.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
The team used lasers tuned so precisely that only ⁴²Ar atoms respond.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasers
Noun
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Looking even further ahead, CottonWorks by Cotton Incorporated spotlights what’s next in its 2028 color report for the denim category.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Dinner is offered both à la carte and as a set tasting menu that spotlights refined Italian cooking and seasonal ingredients.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Transported deep underground, the steel beams will be used for the construction of massive detector modules that will help Fermilab engineers to study neutrinos, some of the most common and least understood particles in the universe.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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The first step involves getting 10 million pounds of steel beams underground through a 20-foot-wide shaft—and that only covers the first container.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasers. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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