lasers

plural of laser
as in spotlights
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 lasers Rather than transistors alone, these chips can contain components such as lasers, waveguides, modulators, filters, and photodetectors. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 This has been a stumbling block for other interstellar projects, such as the apparently defunct Breakthrough Starshot, which wanted to blast tiny sailcraft to Proxima Centauri — part of the Alpha Centauri system — using powerful lasers. Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 AeroVironment Inc delivered its first two multi-purpose high-energy lasers to the US Army last summer. Reuters, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Green lasers shot out into the crowd, revealing the faces of fans who’d waited all night on aching feet to see their favorites. Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Instead of using incisions or drilling into the skull, CoMind (coincidentally like Olix) uses infrared lasers and light signals to measure brain activity. Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • The show was also horribly paced, with way too many pointless instrumental spotlights that somehow managed to come across as both showy and lethargic at the same time.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This week's quiz spotlights swimsuit snaps and Hollywood escapes.
    Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Remembrances extended far from the attack sites, including beams of light projected from New Hampshire's Mount Washington, a stair climb at Mississippi State University's football stadium and a ceremony at Honolulu's 9/11 memorial.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Although the buildings have gotten taller over the years, the essential tool of the trade — a spud wrench that every ironworker carries on his belt to tighten the bolts that hold the beams together — has not changed in fifty years.
    Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Lasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasers. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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