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
Hawking’s work on the physics of black holes helped reshape the scientific understanding of the universe, even after being diagnosed with a motor neuron disease also known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, early in life that gradually paralyzed him.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Hot wind is coming out of the Milky Way’s black hole.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
As the 21st century continues to unfold, my fellow physicists will undoubtedly continue to advance the study of black holes, quantum mechanics, and other traditional domains.
—Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
My strategy was to come in and play like the super messy black hole.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Hot wind is coming out of the Milky Way’s black hole.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
As the 21st century continues to unfold, my fellow physicists will undoubtedly continue to advance the study of black holes, quantum mechanics, and other traditional domains.
—Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
My strategy was to come in and play like the super messy black hole.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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Instead, the general indifference shown toward its own story — or, at least, the best versions of it — comes to emphasize the emptiness at its core.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was left with an unfamiliar emptiness.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Interviewing Raheem Morris and Antonio Pierce satisfied the NFL's Rooney Rule requirements for minority or female candidates, and Harbaugh's visit to northern New Jersey paved the way to make a hire before any of the more than half-dozen teams with a vacancy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, the requirement that participating staff retire after five years meant the department lost dozens of veteran officers amid growing vacancies in the force.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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After transferring from Colorado, Hood helped the Volunteers fill the void created by the absence of Jermod McCoy.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Mets have been linked to Valdez, who would fill their void for a top-of-the-rotation starter, but president of baseball operations David Stearns has preferred to keep contracts for pitchers short.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 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
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At the time of execution, four members will have guns with live ammunition and one member will have a gun with blanks.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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