supermassive
adjective
su·per·mas·sive
ˌsü-pər-ˈma-siv 
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This surprising discovery could have implications for how black holes, particularly supermassive black holes, influence the evolution of their host galaxies.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies.
—Bill Smith, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
Could early, supermassive stars be the unified solution?
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Powered by matter falling into supermassive black holes, these objects can blast blobs of gas away from the galaxy at speeds approaching that of light.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies.
—Bill Smith, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
Could early, supermassive stars be the unified solution?
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Powered by matter falling into supermassive black holes, these objects can blast blobs of gas away from the galaxy at speeds approaching that of light.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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