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Recent Examples of black holes
Intermediate black holes as cosmic middle men Supermassive black holes are thought to have masses millions or billions of times that of the sun, while stellar mass black holes, which form from dying massive stars, are thought to have masses from three to many hundreds of times the mass of the sun.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
However, there is still no clear agreement on exactly which stars become black holes and under what conditions.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
As the black holes emit these waves, their orbits shrink because of the energy expended, drawing them closer together.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
However, there is still no clear agreement on exactly which stars become black holes and under what conditions.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
As the black holes emit these waves, their orbits shrink because of the energy expended, drawing them closer together.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
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Maine is a top pickup opportunity for Democrats, who need four seats to regain control and wield considerable influence in Washington over everything from legislation to confirmations if there are any new vacancies on the Supreme Court.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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With few vacancies in the Prospect–Lefferts Gardens buildings and some of the residents seeking more space, Hertz has begun sending them to the Midwood buildings.—
Daniel Yadin,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2026
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Duval County has two lines at early voting sites, one for ExpressVote and the other for a traditional fill-in-the-blanks ballot.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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But the blanks in D__’s name, like everything else in Poppick’s portrait of a poet as an aging millennial man, are deliberate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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In the new study, Bruzzone and his team focused on localized surface collapses that occur when sections of rock give way, creating skylight-like openings that can expose underground voids.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company encountered minor voids under the road during the project, which had no significant impact on the work completed.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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But expecting that dogs will fill the social and emotional gaps in our lives is actually an obstacle to dogs’ flourishing, and human flourishing as well.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Key contributors include lack of availability, transportation to these services, workforce availability and insurance coverage gaps.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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