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Recent Examples of lasers
Instead, these are lasers designed to blind satellites or destroy delicate optical equipment.
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New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) emphasized that pointing lasers at aircraft endangers both pilots and people on the ground and is prohibited under state and federal law.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
They’re used in F-35 fighter jets, submarines, lasers, satellites, Tomahawk missiles and more, according to a 2025 research note from CSIS.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Most data centers today still rely on single-wavelength lasers, which means each fiber can only carry one stream of data.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Questioning how any computer can just beam some lasers onto the ground and 3-D-print an entire human being?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Beyond their use in magnets, rare earth elements are used in lasers, glass, electronics, and a host of other applications important to modern daily life.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Other techniques available to down drones include using lasers or jamming signals to sever control and navigation links.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Presumably, the same data centers could beam data back and forth using lasers.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) emphasized that pointing lasers at aircraft endangers both pilots and people on the ground and is prohibited under state and federal law.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
They’re used in F-35 fighter jets, submarines, lasers, satellites, Tomahawk missiles and more, according to a 2025 research note from CSIS.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Most data centers today still rely on single-wavelength lasers, which means each fiber can only carry one stream of data.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Questioning how any computer can just beam some lasers onto the ground and 3-D-print an entire human being?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Beyond their use in magnets, rare earth elements are used in lasers, glass, electronics, and a host of other applications important to modern daily life.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Other techniques available to down drones include using lasers or jamming signals to sever control and navigation links.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Presumably, the same data centers could beam data back and forth using lasers.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasers
Noun
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The new charm drop spotlights Tyla’s deepening collaborative presence with Pandora.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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These solar spotlights can be either staked in the ground or mounted on the wall, giving you tons of placement flexibility.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The receiver can self-calibrate, detect weak signals with high accuracy, and operate invisibly, all using beams of light.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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This change allowed researchers to better fine-tune the beams to their targets.—
Richard J. Price,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasers. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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