black holes

plural of black hole
as in vacancies
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 holes The cosmos may be speckled with black hole stars, celestial entities that have the properties of both black holes and stars. Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026 There are supermassive black holes lurking in the center of almost every large galaxy, scientists have found. Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Indeed, the team behind this research believes this hum of spacetime ripples could help explain how supermassive black holes grew so rapidly before the universe was even a billion years old. Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Wi-Fi’s origins trace back, in part, to a team of Australian radio astronomers trying to detect signals from evaporating black holes. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 There are supermassive black holes lurking in the center of almost every large galaxy. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Swift was designed to study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, which are triggered by cosmic events like the births of black holes and collisions between ultra-dense stars at the ends of their lives. Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 The prevalence of LRDs in the early universe would align with the emergence of supermassive black holes, each weighing millions to billions of suns apiece, which astronomers spy at the hearts of large galaxies. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • One was the 25th Amendment, which clarified rules for presidential succession, vice presidential vacancies, and handling presidential disability.
    Tom LoBianco, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Yarbrough denied the allegations, but noted the trustees had voiced frustrations about prolonged vacancies during a workshop held in December 2025.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the meantime, former staff is filling in the blanks left by the missing report.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Baffled residents, who don’t know whether their data have been stolen or compromised, have been trying their best to fill in the blanks.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The depths of all four are consistent with fractures and voids documented at nearby sites.
    Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Royals had 10 players sign with FBS programs in December, and the offensive line took a big hit, but transfers will fill those voids.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Your Next Listen — How far can philanthropy go to fill government gaps?
    Adrian Ma, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
  • After exhausting federal aid, grants, and scholarships, private student loans can help cover any remaining funding gaps.
    Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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