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 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 There are fundamental physics and technological reasons for that lack of laser drilling progress. New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025 The bodycam footage shows the 20-year-old Perez-Feliciano armed with a firearm equipped with a laser sight. Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025 Their products, which can reap millions for them, include holograms, bar codes and laser engraving that can fool the electronic scanners bar owners now deploy. Kaja Andric, New York Times, 13 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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