supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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The remainder are quasars, dominated by actively feeding supermassive black holes.
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Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Most TDEs take place in the center of a galaxy, where a supermassive black hole lurks.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Understanding why that is essentially boils down to what exactly is happening near that central supermassive black hole.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
The plasma clouds were likely first created by jets of material released by the galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Hota explained.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Most TDEs take place in the center of a galaxy, where a supermassive black hole lurks.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Understanding why that is essentially boils down to what exactly is happening near that central supermassive black hole.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
The plasma clouds were likely first created by jets of material released by the galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Hota explained.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supermassive
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“Supermassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supermassive. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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