as in emptiness
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 hole
Gravitational-wave detectors should find merging black holes and neutron stars from even the most distant parts of the universe.
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Anna Y. Q. Ho,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
This unprecedented engineering feat enabled scientists to image the shadow of the supermassive black hole M87*, followed by Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Creating a black hole in a lab would be an amazing opportunity to learn more about how the universe works.
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Stephen Dikerby,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
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Anna Y. Q. Ho,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
This unprecedented engineering feat enabled scientists to image the shadow of the supermassive black hole M87*, followed by Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Creating a black hole in a lab would be an amazing opportunity to learn more about how the universe works.
—
Stephen Dikerby,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for black hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
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Work gives you somewhere to point your attention, somewhere to put the grief, the sadness, the emptiness.
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The condition is marked by intense emotional swings, a chronic feeling of emptiness, and a deep fear of abandonment.
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The more recent a post, the more likely the vacancy hasn’t been filled yet.
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Adamo did not specify how many residents applied for the vacancy.
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After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void.
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It was meant to fill a void in a fragmented and historically slow infrastructure.
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Portugal swept Uzbekistan aside with a 5-0 victory on matchday two, but a single shot on target against DR Congo and a blank against Colombia does point to an underperformance in their chance creation.
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Opportunities to fill in the blanks Our research has also found that researchers may have options to work around government failures to collect and report this more detailed data.
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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