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Recent Examples of lasers
All well and good, but lasers of this kind generally need a lot of power to actually work.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Neutral atom quantum computing is based on our ability to use lasers to cool individual atoms and trap them in a grid of overlapping light beams, with the qubit being stored in the spin of the nucleus.
—ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
Building upon its legacy, the modern gardens continue to expand its available landscape but never at the cost of giving into technology or keeping up with the massive theme parks where experiences are fashioned by lasers and extremes.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
With guns, swords, lasers, jetpacks, and all manner of sci-fi weaponry.
—George Yang, Space.com, 15 June 2026
Throughout the set, lasers, strobes and flashes enchanted the audience, visuals dancing alongside the music.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Two lasers form a target where the drill can be placed.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Through careful observation of worlds orbiting other stars, along with some explosive laboratory experiments involving diamond anvils and lasers, scientists have realized that rocky planets like Earth have a way to make water all by themselves.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2026
The minerals and elements are found in the Earth’s crust and are used in hundreds of products including smartphones, laptops, lasers, medical devices and electric vehicles.
—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Neutral atom quantum computing is based on our ability to use lasers to cool individual atoms and trap them in a grid of overlapping light beams, with the qubit being stored in the spin of the nucleus.
—ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
Building upon its legacy, the modern gardens continue to expand its available landscape but never at the cost of giving into technology or keeping up with the massive theme parks where experiences are fashioned by lasers and extremes.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
With guns, swords, lasers, jetpacks, and all manner of sci-fi weaponry.
—George Yang, Space.com, 15 June 2026
Throughout the set, lasers, strobes and flashes enchanted the audience, visuals dancing alongside the music.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Two lasers form a target where the drill can be placed.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Through careful observation of worlds orbiting other stars, along with some explosive laboratory experiments involving diamond anvils and lasers, scientists have realized that rocky planets like Earth have a way to make water all by themselves.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2026
The minerals and elements are found in the Earth’s crust and are used in hundreds of products including smartphones, laptops, lasers, medical devices and electric vehicles.
—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasers
Noun
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It’s lit up in patriotic red, white, and blue, and sometimes blasts Vegas-nightclub-style spotlights into the sky.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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The remaining grassy lawn around the arena, on the other sides of the White House, has been fitted with supplemental spotlights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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There are scarlet curtains, rows and rows of empty chairs that give off a Shining vibe, and grand wooden beams on the ceiling.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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Volvo engineers took those lessons and used them to design newer car models with an emphasis on extra-strong A-pillars roof beams, and windshield retention.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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“Lasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasers. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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