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Recent Examples of black holes
The University of Geneva researcher also explained why direct collapse black holes and their nurseries aren't found in the local, modern-day universe, saying that the conditions needed include a lack of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Additionally, some supermassive black holes form a jet of outflowing material that emits strongly at radio wavelengths.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
Alongside that, Kaiser wants to keep an eye out for other high-energy neutrinos to test the idea that some might come from exploding black holes.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
This amount of energy is way, way beyond what the human mind can grasp; the blast from the merger of two one-billion-solar-mass black holes emits as much energy as the sun does in three billion trillion years.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Additionally, some supermassive black holes form a jet of outflowing material that emits strongly at radio wavelengths.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
Alongside that, Kaiser wants to keep an eye out for other high-energy neutrinos to test the idea that some might come from exploding black holes.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
This amount of energy is way, way beyond what the human mind can grasp; the blast from the merger of two one-billion-solar-mass black holes emits as much energy as the sun does in three billion trillion years.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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Office vacancies have remained elevated in the Bay Area, even years after the end of the business lockdowns.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Of the 10 vacancies, three came out of this division.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are subtler blanks besides.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Thiago had produced four successive blanks and there had been a significant drop in his underlying numbers.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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That disaster killed not just elite athletes but also their coaches, leaving seismic voids in US figure skating for generations to come.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Apply weatherstripping and caulk to seal gaps and cracks around doors and windows.—
Cheyenne Derksen,
Oklahoman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Several spacings and gaps were potential vermin entrances including spacing and gaps between floor boards, a vertical air gap along double front doors and on the ceiling above the ice cream chest freezer in the retail aisle.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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