black hole
noun
1
: a celestial object that has a gravitational field so strong that light cannot escape it and that is believed to be created especially in the collapse of a very massive star
2
: something resembling a black hole: such as
a
: something that consumes a resource continually
a financial black hole
b
: an empty space : void
… the archives of the past few years are a black hole.—
David Herman
David Herman
c
: a dark and seemingly inescapable state or situation
the black hole of depression
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discovered that there was a black hole in the library's collection with regard to her topic
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Why do these black holes evaporate?
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Most cosmologists believe that these stars were the first large, free-floating structures to illuminate our universe, and that black holes appeared later.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Bob Davidson, founder of the Davidson Institute, a national nonprofit organization supporting profoundly gifted youth, said Smith’s work could potentially advance research in areas from black hole detection to stellar evolution.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Another potential cause is a white dwarf — a dead star as heavy as our sun but condensed to the size of Earth — being ripped apart by a rare intermediate-mass black hole.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Most cosmologists believe that these stars were the first large, free-floating structures to illuminate our universe, and that black holes appeared later.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Bob Davidson, founder of the Davidson Institute, a national nonprofit organization supporting profoundly gifted youth, said Smith’s work could potentially advance research in areas from black hole detection to stellar evolution.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Another potential cause is a white dwarf — a dead star as heavy as our sun but condensed to the size of Earth — being ripped apart by a rare intermediate-mass black hole.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20hole. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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