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Recent Examples of black holes
Launching as soon as 2035, LISA could sense waves from much more massive mergers of supermassive black holes rather than the waves from puny 50-stellar-mass black holes that are within LIGO’s purview.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
While all galaxies are thought to have supermassive black holes with masses millions or even billions of times that of the sun at their hearts, not all of these cosmic titans are actively feeding.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Daniel Holz is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago, studying black holes.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
This changes the fate of black holes entirely.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
But in recent years, physicists have noted that black holes are also surprisingly similar to de Sitter space.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
While all galaxies are thought to have supermassive black holes with masses millions or even billions of times that of the sun at their hearts, not all of these cosmic titans are actively feeding.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Daniel Holz is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago, studying black holes.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
This changes the fate of black holes entirely.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
But in recent years, physicists have noted that black holes are also surprisingly similar to de Sitter space.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
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Fitzgerald, who was part of USA Hockey's management group that constructed the roster that won gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics, could immediately become a candidate for one of the other GM vacancies around the league.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Once a hot spot for Charlotte nightlife, hosting parties and events tied to the NBA All-Star Game, Democratic National Convention and Super Bowl the four-level complex continues to struggle with vacancies.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Deputies recovered the handgun, which was later determined to be a weapon that fired blanks, the sheriff's department said.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Williams turns out to be the film’s star player, filling in the blanks of London’s short, sad life, and his powers of perception lead the film to its extraordinary conclusion, smoking out a killer who was hiding in plain sight at every step of the way.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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The claim, remember, is that these cosmic voids are completely empty of normal matter, dark matter, and emit no detectable radiation of any kind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Schoen used void years sparingly early in his tenure, but the Giants are one of the few teams currently with no contracts containing voids.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The grand promises have fallen short, but there’s a thriving market for AI systems that leverage humans to close gaps.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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Oftentimes, these keyboards have circular keys instead of square ones, which allows for bigger gaps between the keys.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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