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 While Bonnaroo had many big moments, like lasers or fireworks exploding over the crowd, what made the experience worthwhile was all the small magic moments that accumulated throughout the four-day festival. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 The announcement coincides with broader plans to equip individual military units with more cheap and expendable drones for surveillance and strike missions, along with deploying more counter-drone lasers and microwave weapons. Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 Angela Cerreta, deputy head restorer for paintings and wooden materials, told the Art Newspaper that restorers will first attend to unstable paint before cleaning the frescoes with fiber lasers. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026 All the lasers, bombs and explosions that Fox’s Arwing navigates look ultra high-definition without turning into the overwhelming bullet-hell of other shooters. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 June 2026 Previously, pulling off this kind of quantum alchemy required blinding, high-intensity laboratory lasers. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lasers
Noun
  • As the nurturing Moon moves into your sign, your 1st House of Identity spotlights body wisdom, so give yourself room to adjust routines without perfection.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The students helped free a man in the town of Caraballeda who was pinned under the beams of a collapsed restaurant.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Travis Kelce beams from ear to ear with his Raising Cane's Box Combo during his Tight End University event in Nashville on June 23.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

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“Lasers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lasers. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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