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
The main image showcases huge vertical filaments, with the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's core clearly visible.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
The big bang singularity is not a location in space, unlike the singularities of black holes.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
Astrophysicists have long thought the violent activity of such colossal black hole jets would disrupt the structure of a spiral galaxy.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
For example, in a black hole, gravity is so strong that all matter collapses into a single point.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
The big bang singularity is not a location in space, unlike the singularities of black holes.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
Astrophysicists have long thought the violent activity of such colossal black hole jets would disrupt the structure of a spiral galaxy.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
For example, in a black hole, gravity is so strong that all matter collapses into a single point.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for black hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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Apartment industry officials in Colorado have defended the use of algorithms as a means to manage vacancy rates and lower prices.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Apr. 2025
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The model includes hiring additional background investigators, expanding academy classes and increasing advertisements to match the need for filling vacancies.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the intended fix, local homelike centers, hasn't filled the void.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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The departures of Kobe Johnson and Lazar Stefanovic have created a void that Dailey might fill.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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There was an argument to hold Palmer until now, despite his run of blanks over the last few gameweeks, as the fixtures for Chelsea were good.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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As users lose confidence in what models are doing — and why — they’re left to fill in the blanks with suspicion.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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