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Recent Examples of black holes
Natarajan and her colleagues proposed a pathway for the universe's first black holes to form without requiring stars.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Additionally, some supermassive black holes form a jet of outflowing material that emits strongly at radio wavelengths.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
These black holes would have spanned a range of masses, depending on the size of the spikes.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Additionally, some supermassive black holes form a jet of outflowing material that emits strongly at radio wavelengths.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
These black holes would have spanned a range of masses, depending on the size of the spikes.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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New York should adopt a nonpartisan special election model for state legislative vacancies, similar to the one already used successfully in New York City.—
Grace Rauh,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Of the eight remaining vacancies, only the Jets and Seahawks (after Klint Kubiak leaves to becomes the Raiders’ head coach) figure to offer the opportunity to call plays.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are subtler blanks besides.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Thiago had produced four successive blanks and there had been a significant drop in his underlying numbers.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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That disaster killed not just elite athletes but also their coaches, leaving seismic voids in US figure skating for generations to come.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The real conversation should be about accelerating academic growth, closing achievement gaps and supporting educators — not building another bureaucracy.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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The aircraft was built with seams and gaps that allowed the metal to expand at extreme speeds and altitudes — an advantage in flight, but a liability on the ground.—
Olivia Gazis,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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