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
Initially, some astronomers suggested the dots could be massive galaxies from the early universe, or black holes surrounded by dust.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
But for the longest time, my TV was the one black hole in my design.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Watching too many video essays about caving and black holes.
—Teddy Wayne, Literary Hub, 10 Mar. 2026
American Expansion For much of its history, the American market has been a black hole for F1.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
But for the longest time, my TV was the one black hole in my design.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Watching too many video essays about caving and black holes.
—Teddy Wayne, Literary Hub, 10 Mar. 2026
American Expansion For much of its history, the American market has been a black hole for F1.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for black hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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Over time, this creates a sense of emptiness, a lack of purpose and significance.—
Arthur C. Brooks
March 22,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The tens of thousands of conference attendees who surged into downtown San Jose this week provided a stark contrast to the typical daytime emptiness, and highlighted the otherwise sluggish recovery of the city’s economically vital conference and convention business.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Team representatives wrote in the lobbying material that the Blazers’ future in Portland was at stake — and that a departure would threaten the city’s turnaround from pandemic-era headlines about downtown retail vacancies and crime.—
Conrad Wilson,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2026
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That is a reversal from the first few years after the pandemic, when vacancies outnumbered those out of work.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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The tonal depth in his prints is rich, dense, and moody—not a void but a presence.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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An actual cosmic void — which can indeed be a billion light-years (or more) across — has nothing to do with dark gas clouds and Bok globules, which are small, nearby clouds of light-blocking matter, particularly at optical wavelengths.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Arsenal already have a blank in Gameweek 31, and an injury only adds further uncertainty around Timber’s availability.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Williams turns out to be the film’s star player, filling in the blanks of London’s short, sad life, and his powers of perception lead the film to its extraordinary conclusion, smoking out a killer who was hiding in plain sight at every step of the way.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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