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Recent Examples of black holes
Until now, astronomers thought the only way early black holes could reach a billion solar masses was if they were born already huge, about 10,000 times the mass of the Sun, from the direct collapse of giant, pristine gas clouds.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Hawking radiation happens even for objects that aren’t black holes, meaning everything, from protons to the entire Universe, will decay.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
The accretion disks around supermassive black holes are larger and brighter than those around neutron stars, meaning their energy is dispersed over a larger area.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 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
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Hawking radiation happens even for objects that aren’t black holes, meaning everything, from protons to the entire Universe, will decay.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
The accretion disks around supermassive black holes are larger and brighter than those around neutron stars, meaning their energy is dispersed over a larger area.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
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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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The staffing shortages included more than 900 vacancies at the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, an agency tasked with managing fires and maintaining essential public safety services countywide, the report added.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hissrich mentions needing to fill in a lot of the blanks left in that character's story in the books.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 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
Noun
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In total, nearly 12 tons of grout — approximately 1,740 gallons — have been pumped into the famous ocher walls to fill existing voids.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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In an interview with Variety, Elliot says that Charleson’s death left two voids in her life, one as an acting partner and one as a friend.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025
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Some researchers also point to major gaps in accountability.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Diarese George, CEO and President of the Nashville Public Education Foundation wrote about the strides MNPS has been making in educating Nashville children — and the community involvement that is necessary to further close those gaps.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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