as in emptiness
empty space
discovered that there was a black hole in the library's collection with regard to her topic
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Recent Examples of black hole
By studying data from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration, researchers now argue that black hole mergers actually fall into three distinct families, each shaped by a different origin.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
That’s not clickbait: shock waves, specifically in catastrophically high-energy structures such as the focused beams of matter and energy pouring forth from a supermassive black hole.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Its escape games span from exploring ruins for treasure to saving the solar system from a black hole.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
And while your guesses have been out of this world, Ken, there are some major black holes in your constellation map.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
That’s not clickbait: shock waves, specifically in catastrophically high-energy structures such as the focused beams of matter and energy pouring forth from a supermassive black hole.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Its escape games span from exploring ruins for treasure to saving the solar system from a black hole.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
And while your guesses have been out of this world, Ken, there are some major black holes in your constellation map.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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Inner emptiness has always been a fixation of Ye.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
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While fans would have surely loved to get any of these songs over the past five years in lieu of the chaos of 2020s-era Ye, there’s still an emptiness at the heart of Bully.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And Spandrel’s tower isn’t the only building seeing the effects of low vacancy rates.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The shutdown of the venues was a blow to the Magnificent Mile, where the retail vacancy rate soared as a result of online shopping trends and the pandemic.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 200,000 miles away, the crescent Earth appeared to hang in a black void, resembling the smile of the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Falcons moved quickly to address the open roster spot left void by McGary, with Jawaan Taylor's agents telling ESPN that the former Kansas City Chiefs tackle reached a one-year agreement to come to Atlanta.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, boat security personnel will fire machine guns using blanks, which are pretty loud, Smith said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Deputies recovered the handgun, which was later determined to be a weapon that fired blanks, the sheriff's department said.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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