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
This particular piece of property is like a black hole.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Topline Astronomers have detected what may be the most massive black hole ever observed.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Instead, the black hole began devouring the star, which eventually sparked a supernova after its debris collided with the surrounding gas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
The extreme gravitational stress from the black hole caused the supernova explosion.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Topline Astronomers have detected what may be the most massive black hole ever observed.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Instead, the black hole began devouring the star, which eventually sparked a supernova after its debris collided with the surrounding gas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
The extreme gravitational stress from the black hole caused the supernova explosion.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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Voisin — who played another hero of a French classic in Xavier Giannoli’s 2021 adaptation of Balzac’s Lost Illusions — carries the entire drama as a lost soul whose physical beauty (perfect jawline, killer abs) can hardly conceal the emptiness inside of him.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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When Scout died, Watson was left grappling with an emptiness that followed her home each day.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From there, council would proceed with the normal process to fill a vacancy.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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To conduct these surveys, the office sent questionnaires about vacancies to each of the 139 facilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Regular Israelis unhesitatingly stepped up to fill the void.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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With limited reporting coming out of Gaza, films are filling a void.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Morgan shot Scott, a father of three, six times point blank in the head, prosecutors said.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Strictly speaking, the result was derivative, fill-in-the-blank.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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