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Recent Examples of black holes
New research suggests that black holes born during the Big Bang could live much longer than previously estimated.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 June 2026
The right organizers transform chaotic spaces into functional ones — drawer dividers that prevent junk drawers from becoming black holes, cabinet organizers that maximize vertical space and hanging storage that uses doors instead of precious floor space.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Assigning LRDs a smaller size sidesteps the problem of nigh inexplicably overgrown black holes but only by branding them as an unprecedented, newfound celestial species—the black hole star.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 June 2026
The right organizers transform chaotic spaces into functional ones — drawer dividers that prevent junk drawers from becoming black holes, cabinet organizers that maximize vertical space and hanging storage that uses doors instead of precious floor space.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Assigning LRDs a smaller size sidesteps the problem of nigh inexplicably overgrown black holes but only by branding them as an unprecedented, newfound celestial species—the black hole star.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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The Toronto Sceptres and Boston Fleet also currently have vacancies at the head coach position after Troy Ryan (San Jose) and Kris Sparre (Hamilton) accepted jobs with the league’s new expansion teams.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Long before years of vacancies and disinvestment altered the landscape, Prospect was lined with businesses, gathering places and institutions that served as the center of daily life for many Black residents.—
J.M. Banks
June 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Schmidt then fills in the blanks.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Resist the urge to fill in the blanks — the moon will oppose Neptune and Saturn, creating tension and confusion around what’s real and what’s merely projection.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
Noun
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The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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The claim, remember, is that these cosmic voids are completely empty of normal matter, dark matter, and emit no detectable radiation of any kind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fill in some of the scientific gaps about our solar system and the universe beyond with us.—
Regina G. Barber,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Find opportunities for legislative or policy fixes to address gaps in the law that limit the state's ability to intervene effectively.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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