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Recent Examples of black holes
But this growth makes sense if the black holes somehow bubble up dark energy in their hearts.
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Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
When virtual particle pairs pop into existence at the edge of black holes, sometimes the black hole’s gravity grabs one partner while the other escapes.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Understanding them helps astronomers probe how black holes influence their host galaxies, regulating star formation and spreading matter and energy far into intergalactic space.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Earlier theories suggested ORCs might form from shockwaves unleashed when supermassive black holes or galaxies collide.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Why do these black holes evaporate?
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
When virtual particle pairs pop into existence at the edge of black holes, sometimes the black hole’s gravity grabs one partner while the other escapes.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Understanding them helps astronomers probe how black holes influence their host galaxies, regulating star formation and spreading matter and energy far into intergalactic space.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Earlier theories suggested ORCs might form from shockwaves unleashed when supermassive black holes or galaxies collide.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Why do these black holes evaporate?
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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Following his staffers' resignation, Pruitt released a statement that his office already had applicants to fill the vacancies and would continue to carry out its duties.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Giants’ initial list of external candidates is believed to include most of the names that will be popular with other clubs that have managerial vacancies.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Toklas filled in the blanks for him, sometimes unwittingly.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hissrich mentions needing to fill in a lot of the blanks left in that character's story in the books.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In total, nearly 12 tons of grout — approximately 1,740 gallons — have been pumped into the famous ocher walls to fill existing voids.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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In an interview with Variety, Elliot says that Charleson’s death left two voids in her life, one as an acting partner and one as a friend.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Recently, both the qualifying and race pace gaps have been trending down, and Hamilton is looking much more comfortable at the team.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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With a constellation of eyes in the sky, forecasters could suddenly monitor conditions over oceans and remote landmasses, filling in major gaps in their models and providing an early warning system about potential storms forming far away.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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