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 These rogue black holes can be displaced when their home galaxies collide and merge. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Answering that question would allow astrophysicists to address other mysteries, such as the precise threshold where a neutron star will collapse to form a black hole. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026 The first clues came in the 1970s, when Jacob Bekenstein and Stephen Hawking calculated the entropy of black holes — typically a measure of how much stuff fits inside an object. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for black hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
  1. emptiness
  2. vacancy
  3. void
  4. blank
Noun
  • In all of the sketchbook entries reproduced here, Ross seems to offer a bridge between the representation of emptiness and the lived sensation of it.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The suburbs promise space yet deliver emptiness, critics charge.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of emptiness
Noun
  • City spokesperson Jennifer Singer said that Smith is focusing on recruitment for Milstein’s role and Dignan’s former role, with no plans to fill the current vacancy.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The district’s 2% vacancy rate, with about 160 openings at the start of the month, is its lowest in recent memory.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of vacancy
Noun
  • When traditional lenders decline a career without conventional collateral, alternative capital fills the void—often on terms heavily stacked against young players.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But now that the company is phasing out Falcons in favor of focusing on Starship, there’s no guarantee Starship will fill the void left behind.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of void
Noun
  • And while the finished home is indeed roughly 80 percent vintage (about half of it came from Somerset House’s own inventory), Eckstein knew the home’s blank, cookie-cutter palette needed the biggest intervention.
    — Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Today, the German automaker is finally starting to fill in the blanks on the i3.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blank

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