Thesaurus results for BLACK HOLES

black holes

noun

plural of black hole

as in vacancies

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 holes New research suggests that this adage may be true for wandering black holes too. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Contrary to what Stephen Hawking argued, black holes are not inescapable prisons. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

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Gallery owners say years of mixed signals and the prospect of construction threaten a center already diminished by vacancies — and fear tenants may never come back.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Around 110 staff in the unit will face compulsory redundancy, while 35 vacancies will be closed.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of vacancies

Noun

The need for a federal workforce at KSC dwindled, and that’s when state officials started looking to commercial companies to help fill in the blanks.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Kyle Gauvin, the president of the board of Sacred Heart Housing, filled in the blanks.

— Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of blanks

Noun

The goal was to produce a more uniform film with compact crystal grains and fewer voids and defects.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Seal Gaps Check your home’s exterior for small cracks and openings that can give hornets access to wall voids and eaves.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of voids

Noun

This is the language the show has used thus far, in that Hal often comes to conclusions and fills in the gaps for us after the fact.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Live Healthy Chicago could serve as a national model for closing life-expectancy gaps by addressing a chronic disease that considers the humanity needed to connect.

— Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

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