black hole

noun

Definition of black holenext
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 Named for fast-flying swift birds due to its ability to pivot rapidly to peer at cosmic events and afterglows, the telescope has enabled the study of comets, gravitational waves and black holes over long periods of time. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 This implies that little red dots are not a unique population of their own, but are simply a phase in the development of galaxies with supermassive black holes. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026 There are no mirrors, just a tube TV, a cement floor, and the silhouettes of four palm trees lit like a black hole. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 Soon the field may have dozens or hundreds of nomadic black holes to examine. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for black hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
  1. emptiness
  2. vacancy
  3. void
  4. blank
Noun
  • Gone are the extended multi-part suites and intricate guitar workouts, replaced by slight, tender melodies engulfed in a striking emptiness.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • Years of waiting for his return were answered with disappointing emptiness, a frustration that could be permanent if McGregor never sets foot in another octagon.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of emptiness
Noun
  • But a vacancy in Washington is preventing the tribe’s partnership with the gambling giant from moving beyond branding.
    — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Succession is frequently treated as a replacement exercise that begins only when an owner wants to sell their business, a CEO announces retirement or an unexpected vacancy occurs.
    — Blazy Flash, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacancy
Noun
  • Those black rectangles in Study for a Black Drawing are absurd attempts at the ideal void.
    — Aaron Fagan, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The activist coalition urged the state to take budget actions during the August session to fill that void.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of void
Noun
  • Stewart could have just heard in passing that the former Suits star had returned from the UK and filled in the blanks, or the meeting might have been part of the conversation.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The first brands in a category to become genuinely legible will be the ones answer engines name while their rivals stay a blank that the model skips.
    — Margareta Petrovic, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of blank

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