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
In 2025, astronomers may have discovered the most massive black hole ever seen.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 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
The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 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
The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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The boy jerks his head as if to wake himself, turns around abruptly and looks the other way, even though there’s nothing special to see besides darkness and emptiness, which is where a living eye should never look.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Grogan isn’t alone in feeling the emptiness that can follow a massive milestone.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For the market, the coaching carousel will keep roiling until vacancies are filled, and big names like Riley will continue to get floated around.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Rochester Police Department in New York has 100 vacancies, according to Spectrum News 1.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pennywise is from a void that exists outside our dimension called the Macroverse.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Still, the 49ers are scouring to fill Warner’s on-field void.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Is it reduced to yet another fill-in-the-blank preliminary to a national title game in some super-duper-they-look-alike stadium?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Local Aboriginal people are being trained to help monitor the fish so that when the scientists leave, their work will help fill in the blanks about the Bloomfield Cod.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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