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
The first detection, in 2015, confirmed a merger between black holes.
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Jorge Garay, Wired News, 24 May 2026
Esteban is a black hole that sucks out all the air from the space around anyone in his midst; Bardem’s perpetually alpha aura makes for a great match to the material.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
This method was used by the radio astronomers of the Event Horizon Telescope, EHT, to capture the first image of a black hole in 2017.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 3 May 2026
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Jorge Garay, Wired News, 24 May 2026
Esteban is a black hole that sucks out all the air from the space around anyone in his midst; Bardem’s perpetually alpha aura makes for a great match to the material.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
This method was used by the radio astronomers of the Event Horizon Telescope, EHT, to capture the first image of a black hole in 2017.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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The Tuesday parking shortage and the Monday emptiness are not anomalies to correct.—
Chase Garbarino,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The upcoming vacancy set off a competitive race between Kim and Allen, alongside a slew of other candidates.—
Haley Parsley
June 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, 44, has held the District 8 seat since 2020, when commissioners appointed her to fill a vacancy created when Daniella Levine Cava was elected county mayor.—
Douglas Hanks
June 9,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Doughty’s longtime teammate, Anže Kopitar, retired this spring and left a huge void to fill in the middle.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The New York Times recently ran a story suggesting China could fill a void left by the US, while the South China Morning Post quoted experts saying Beijing already had done so.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Someone doesn’t have to be ignoring you, shading you or leaving something out, but your mind will go ahead and fill in the blanks.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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This subversive summer scent trend is also a natural offshoot of last year’s influx of fill-in-the-blank-savory-food-girl summer; 2025’s tomato perfume is 2026’s sea salt scent.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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