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Recent Examples of optical
The announcement is sparking a rally across optical names, with Corning, Lumentum , and Coherent some of the biggest gainers.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
With both these highly transparent fibers and more mature lasers to create light pulses, long-distance optical communication was born.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Lake and Porter counties use Homewood Disposal, where the optical scanner can’t recognize black plastics on the black conveyor belt at the sorting center, Porter County Recycling and Waste Reduction Executive Director Keri Marrs-Barton said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
The company — founded by engineer Wayne Earl, who helped to develop one of the first optical sorters used on tomato harvesters — moved to Woodland in the 1980s to be closer to agricultural equipment manufacturers, according to the firm.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
With both these highly transparent fibers and more mature lasers to create light pulses, long-distance optical communication was born.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Lake and Porter counties use Homewood Disposal, where the optical scanner can’t recognize black plastics on the black conveyor belt at the sorting center, Porter County Recycling and Waste Reduction Executive Director Keri Marrs-Barton said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
The company — founded by engineer Wayne Earl, who helped to develop one of the first optical sorters used on tomato harvesters — moved to Woodland in the 1980s to be closer to agricultural equipment manufacturers, according to the firm.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optical
Adjective
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Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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This visual story captures the festival’s scale, atmosphere, fashion and crowd energy throughout the grounds.—
Miami Herald newsroom,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The visual effect provokes strikes, but the vibrations also stimulate the receptors in a bass's lateral line.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Optical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optical. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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