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Recent Examples of optic
Malnutrition encouraged an epidemic of a blinding disease called optic neuropathy.
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Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2026
Drones are using sonar, laser, optic and echo sound technology to look for debris on the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
Eyeglasses Protect your eyeglasses and clear vision by using special optic cleaning cloths to remove smudges since microfiber cloths can cause delicate scratches on special anti-reflective and mirror coatings.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
These neurons do not naturally regenerate, making disorders such as open-angle glaucoma and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy especially difficult to treat.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2026
Drones are using sonar, laser, optic and echo sound technology to look for debris on the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres.
—
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
Eyeglasses Protect your eyeglasses and clear vision by using special optic cleaning cloths to remove smudges since microfiber cloths can cause delicate scratches on special anti-reflective and mirror coatings.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
These neurons do not naturally regenerate, making disorders such as open-angle glaucoma and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy especially difficult to treat.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for optic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optic
optical
Adjective
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Making this cosmic fireworks display not only visual, but auditory, optical data from three of the images was matched with the sounds of different instruments in a process called sonification.
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This new approach builds on years of research into stretchable sensors, ultimately creating a system that directly encodes mechanical pressure into clear, visible optical signals.
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“Optic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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