laser

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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 These surfaces inhibit bacterial attachment, growth, and proliferation by using ultrafast lasers to modify the metal at a microscopic level. Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025 A week later, investigators recovered a handgun with a laser sight on the median. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025 Laser Therapy Some studies have shown that at-home laser treatments to stimulate the hair follicles can help reverse thinning hair. Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025 Using laser scanning technologies, a researcher has identified a 15th-century city in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laser

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“Laser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laser. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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