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
This could be orbiting pairs of supermassive black holes, or even cosmic strings or echoes from our universe’s early period of rapid inflation.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
The breakthrough points to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
In other words, there’s a way to disconnect without being sucked into the black hole of the algorithm.
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Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
These Oeko-Tex Certified towels topped the list for many reviewers, some of whom expressed that these led them out of the black hole that is towel shopping on Amazon.
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Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for black hole
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
The breakthrough points to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy.
—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
In other words, there’s a way to disconnect without being sucked into the black hole of the algorithm.
—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
These Oeko-Tex Certified towels topped the list for many reviewers, some of whom expressed that these led them out of the black hole that is towel shopping on Amazon.
—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for black hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
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The condition is marked by intense emotional swings, a chronic feeling of emptiness, and a deep fear of abandonment.
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Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.
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Republicans currently hold a 217-212 majority in the House, with five vacancies and one independent.
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The amendment also requires governors to play a role in the replacement process when vacancies occur.
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One was the rise to mini-major status of Miramax and New Line, leaving a void at the high end of the indie food chain.
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Below is the rest of Mutchnick and Kohan’s recollection of their fateful first meeting with Burrows, the decades of collaboration and friendship that followed and the large void the director’s passing is leaving in their lives and the world of TV comedy.
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Retrofitted rat traps that fired Hollywood blanks meant to deafen and deter.
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The remainder — 27 in the field of 45 candidates in 16 districts — gave themselves either a nonpartisan label or left the line blank.
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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