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Recent Examples of optical
Enveloped in all this optical dazzlement, and cutting across the frame with their bold, frontal gazes, the women are the very embodiment of dignity and power, mirrors of the independence roiling at the heart of the nation.
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Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
The hard X-ray peak came first, intense and quickly, followed by a longer, scorching soft X-ray and optical glow.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Ciena sells a variety of products for high-speed fiber optical networks.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
By introducing fluorine to the borate crystal framework and carefully controlling the structure, the team outlined a broader design strategy for discovering future vacuum ultraviolet nonlinear optical materials.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
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Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
The hard X-ray peak came first, intense and quickly, followed by a longer, scorching soft X-ray and optical glow.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Ciena sells a variety of products for high-speed fiber optical networks.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
By introducing fluorine to the borate crystal framework and carefully controlling the structure, the team outlined a broader design strategy for discovering future vacuum ultraviolet nonlinear optical materials.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optical
Adjective
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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
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Though scientists first speculated that his death was caused by an animal attack, the claims were never investigated until recently, when researchers reanalyzed the lesions and traumatic injuries using a technique called optic magnification.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Changing a belt or styling it in an out-of-the-box way can also add visual interest to your waistline.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Every week, The Sacramento Bee’s visual journalists capture the moments — big and small — that tell the story of our community.—
Nathaniel Levine,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Optical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optical. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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