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
In a State of the State speech that largely ignored any talk of the big, fat budget black hole that threatens to swallow the California dream, Gov. Gavin Newsom instead laid out a vision of the Golden State that centers on inclusivity and kindness to combat Trump’s reign of darkness and expulsion.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Hot wind is coming out of the Milky Way’s black hole.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Trying to wrap one’s mind around the scale of civic destruction wrought in just 11 months stretches the limits of the imagination, like conceptualizing light-years or black holes.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Advertisement So far, JWST has been able to observe galaxies, supernovae, and black holes as far back as 300 million years after the Big Bang.
—Richard Panek, Time, 25 Dec. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Hot wind is coming out of the Milky Way’s black hole.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Trying to wrap one’s mind around the scale of civic destruction wrought in just 11 months stretches the limits of the imagination, like conceptualizing light-years or black holes.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Advertisement So far, JWST has been able to observe galaxies, supernovae, and black holes as far back as 300 million years after the Big Bang.
—Richard Panek, Time, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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Instead, the general indifference shown toward its own story — or, at least, the best versions of it — comes to emphasize the emptiness at its core.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was left with an unfamiliar emptiness.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In recent years, depressed values and elevated vacancy rates have triggered a spate of foreclosures or sales at steep discounts of office buildings in the Bay Area.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Marie-Laure Sauty de Chalon decided to step down from the company’s board after 12 years and the directors have proposed that Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin fill the vacancy at the next annual meeting on April 23.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Regina stood in front of the window overlooking the void that plunged down to the courtyard below, beyond the balcony railing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The project, announced Thursday, will transform the 13,000-square-foot downtown structure into a mid-sized venue aimed at filling what Dobson says is a significant void between small clubs and large arenas in the region.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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There are subtler blanks besides.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Renee Nicole Good did not choose to die and leave her children — that choice was made by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot into her car, point blank.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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