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Recent Examples of black holes
In the vast tapestry of the universe, few phenomena are as mysterious and awe-inspiring as black holes.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
First, the black holes that are predicted do arise sufficiently early — at between 100-150 million years of cosmic age (or a redshift of between 23 and 30) — but tend to have masses of around 10,000 or maybe a few ten-thousand solar masses.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Astronomers have detected hundreds of signals from colliding black holes over the past 10 years.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
First, the black holes that are predicted do arise sufficiently early — at between 100-150 million years of cosmic age (or a redshift of between 23 and 30) — but tend to have masses of around 10,000 or maybe a few ten-thousand solar masses.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Astronomers have detected hundreds of signals from colliding black holes over the past 10 years.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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To conduct these surveys, the office sent questionnaires about vacancies to each of the 139 facilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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But Grassley has firmly resisted calls to abandon blue slips, noting that Republicans used the same mechanism to block former President Joe Biden’s nominees, in some cases preserving vacancies that Trump is now attempting to fill.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In an effort to ensure gun saftey on set, the show used fake muzzle flashes on set without using blanks or explosives.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mum was the word from Stafford, leaving others to fill in the blanks.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Those voids are created in two main ways.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While established names from the local reggae scene headline the main stage, Bohannon continues to build space for emerging talent and bridging generational and cultural gaps across Kansas City’s evolving creative landscape.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The new laws aim to address gaps in disaster preparedness by improving camp safety and streamlining the emergency response.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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