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Recent Examples of opticBring Alaïa’s soft sage skirt into sharp focus with the addition of monochromatic extras—a sculptural black top and optic white heels.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026 Malnutrition encouraged an epidemic of a blinding disease called optic neuropathy.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2026 Drones are using sonar, laser, optic and echo sound technology to look for debris on the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres.—
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026 Eyeglasses Protect your eyeglasses and clear vision by using special optic cleaning cloths to remove smudges since microfiber cloths can cause delicate scratches on special anti-reflective and mirror coatings.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for optic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optic
optical
Adjective
The work is still at the microwave stage, so researchers must now adapt the concept to the much higher optical frequencies used in real photonic circuits while overcoming challenges such as material losses and large-scale fabrication.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Aug. 2026
There is a new, connected health care experience, which marries the pharmacy, optical and hearing centers into one suite.