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Recent Examples of black holes
The flare suggests there are unknown populations of giant stars near the centers of large galaxies, which also host supermassive black holes — and sheds light on the complicated interactions between two behemoths.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The amplitude of gravitational waves arising dense masses (black holes and/or neutron stars) inspiraling into a low-mass black hole’s event horizon is the greatest in the known Universe.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Then there are meetings — the black holes of the business universe where time goes to die.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Yeah, so there’s black holes, there’s the Big Bang, there’s search for [extraterrestrial] life.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope, operational since July 2022, has revolutionized astronomy, revealing unexpected details about the formation of early galaxies and black holes.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Testing two theories in the lab The research was specifically designed to investigate a key mystery surrounding blazars, which are active galaxies with supermassive black holes launching particle jets.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
His research is wide-ranging, running the gamut from quantum information to black holes, and often delves into the history and philosophy of science.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The amplitude of gravitational waves arising dense masses (black holes and/or neutron stars) inspiraling into a low-mass black hole’s event horizon is the greatest in the known Universe.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Then there are meetings — the black holes of the business universe where time goes to die.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Yeah, so there’s black holes, there’s the Big Bang, there’s search for [extraterrestrial] life.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope, operational since July 2022, has revolutionized astronomy, revealing unexpected details about the formation of early galaxies and black holes.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Testing two theories in the lab The research was specifically designed to investigate a key mystery surrounding blazars, which are active galaxies with supermassive black holes launching particle jets.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
His research is wide-ranging, running the gamut from quantum information to black holes, and often delves into the history and philosophy of science.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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The Rochester Police Department in New York has 100 vacancies, according to Spectrum News 1.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Studying Sheriff's Office vacancies, hiring and excessive overtime.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The department placed its last order of blanks (the flat metal disks used to make the coins) in May.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the movie, Lanthimos doles out pieces of backstory in short, dreamlike sequences that unfurl in black and white, artfully filling in the blanks of Teddy’s particular interest in Michelle.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The package implements health certification requirements, voids contracts between brokers and consumers that require deposits and bans brokers from selling animals in the state.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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There were gaps and cracks at the metal flashing joints throughout the cook lines.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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As financial inequality widens, Vivian Tu, SoFi’s new Chief of Financial Empowerment is tackling the systemic gaps traditional advice ignores.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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