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Recent Examples of black holes
The images could help scientists further develop theories of how matter behaves in the extreme environments around supermassive black holes, which have masses of millions or even billions of suns and are found at the hearts of all large galaxies.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
From accidental black holes to worries that chemical experiments might suddenly freeze all Earth’s oceans, this is the story of concerns scientists are on the brink of discovering exotic, deadly new forms of matter or life that might quickly spread, snuffing us out.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
The perfect way to test that is to use gravitational waves to measure the surface of two colliding black holes and the resulting, unified black hole.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
From accidental black holes to worries that chemical experiments might suddenly freeze all Earth’s oceans, this is the story of concerns scientists are on the brink of discovering exotic, deadly new forms of matter or life that might quickly spread, snuffing us out.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
The perfect way to test that is to use gravitational waves to measure the surface of two colliding black holes and the resulting, unified black hole.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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Ask about tenant retention, leasing progress and how vacancies are being addressed.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Two vacancies in the Senate have left DFLers holding 33 seats to Republicans’ 32.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Watkins ranks second among forwards for shots in the box (eight) but has failed to convert one big chance during this string of blanks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Students could then be assigned a diagram of the water cycle with missing labels; filling in the blanks on the diagram offers them a hands-on activity to reinforce the information in the quiz.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those voids are created in two main ways.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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By transforming consumer devices into medical monitoring tools, gaps could be bridged in health care by providing continuous oversight.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Without such infrastructure, stablecoins risk being hobbled by operational gaps rather than technological limits.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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