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
These energetic bursts are typically unleashed by the incendiary death of a star, or when it is shredded by a black hole.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
If black holes can grow this quickly, scientists may not need to invoke exotic, rare conditions to explain the existence of billion-solar-mass black holes so soon after the Big Bang.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
There’s no clear upper limit, but astronomers consider any black holes of less than 100 solar masses to be in the stellar-mass black hole category.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
In the 10 years since then, scientists have detected hundreds of black holes coming together, as well as other extreme cosmic events like neutron stars colliding and black holes merging with a neutron star.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
If black holes can grow this quickly, scientists may not need to invoke exotic, rare conditions to explain the existence of billion-solar-mass black holes so soon after the Big Bang.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
There’s no clear upper limit, but astronomers consider any black holes of less than 100 solar masses to be in the stellar-mass black hole category.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
In the 10 years since then, scientists have detected hundreds of black holes coming together, as well as other extreme cosmic events like neutron stars colliding and black holes merging with a neutron star.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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And by the time Bob finally reaches the border of that emptiness, the actor playing him no longer feels the least bit absent from himself.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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Despite its emptiness, Termessos is easy to reach.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our education team covers a wide range of topics, from lead paint in schools to teacher vacancies.—
Greg Borowski,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Rising vacancy rates in housing, office space With hundreds of new housing units in the downtown market, the average monthly rent has leveled off around $1,470 after years of steep increases.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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While Herro is out, the Heat will need to rely on newcomer Norman Powell to help fill the void.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The challenge for states, communities and families, if one of these budgets becomes a reality, will be filling that funding void, especially since the federal government has always focused its dollars on helping students and schools that need it the most.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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Underwood helped fill in the blanks, but didn't feel right splitting the credit evenly when James had done most of the work.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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Watkins ranks second among forwards for shots in the box (eight) but has failed to convert one big chance during this string of blanks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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