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Recent Examples of black holes
The result is that background stars aligned with the caustic curve will periodically appear to flash, as their light is amplified on timescales of several years corresponding to the orbital period of the black holes.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Galaxies will dissociate due to gravitational interactions, ejecting all masses and leaving only supermassive black holes behind.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Galaxies will dissociate due to gravitational interactions, ejecting all masses and leaving only supermassive black holes behind.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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The spokesperson said at the time the police department was ramping up its recruiting efforts to fill approximately 200 beat officer vacancies.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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People interested in the commission vacancies may fill out the application available on the village website and submit a resumé and cover letter to Mayor Jesal Patel’s office, according to instructions of the website.—
Jessi Virtusio,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The present-day scenes fill in some of the blanks.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Duval County has two lines at early voting sites, one for ExpressVote and the other for a traditional fill-in-the-blanks ballot.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the new study, Bruzzone and his team focused on localized surface collapses that occur when sections of rock give way, creating skylight-like openings that can expose underground voids.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company encountered minor voids under the road during the project, which had no significant impact on the work completed.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Mo works with students and their families, often translating for parents and helping bridge cultural and language gaps between school and home.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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This synergistic process ensures that the perovskite layer is not only formed quickly but is also structurally superior and free of the typical interface gaps.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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