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 The prop of the Wookiee’s crossbow-like laser blaster fetched $768,600 during the auction. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025 Typically, counter-space operations involve radiofrequency jamming, cyberattacks or using lasers to blind sensors on spy satellites. Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025 It’s usually done with lasers but that would damage the perovskite, so the team instead carved a lattice into the tougher materials that make up the top and bottom electrical contacts. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025 But the rest of the card is suffering as a result of WWE’s laser focus on its blockbuster WWE Championship match. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 23 Mar. 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 20 Apr. 2025.

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