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 This would allow rapid growth because black holes could begin the whole merger and feeding process before the first stars lived and died. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 July 2026 OpenAI employs top mathematicians and physicists—including one who studies black holes, and another who specializes in string theory. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

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Importantly, the new crystals are designed to ensure that some iron atoms are missing, a property known as iron vacancies.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
The state Constitution empowers the New York City mayor to appoint judges to the city’s Criminal and Family Courts for 10-year terms, and to fill interim vacancies on Civil Court.

— Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Definition of vacancies

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Her brother, Tunji, fills in the British blanks for her, but life in Lagos was a time of playing on swings and watching her brother kick a ball with his friends.

— Riann Phillip, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Speaking with Goldman Sachs’s Raj Mahajan at the firm’s Apex Symposium on June 2 — audio Fortune has exclusive, embargoed access to — Griffin filled in the blanks.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Definition of blanks

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If these voids aren't filled with credible information, employees will interpret events themselves, often leading to rumors that may or may not be true.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Researchers found that the solar wind experiments created tiny voids within the mineral structure.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026

Definition of voids

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Companies like Trace Finance capitalize on structural gaps, offering zero-cost FX to secure profitable trade finance and credit relationships, mirroring traditional banks' strategies in high-interest markets like Brazil.

— Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Simultaneously rendering the past less remote while relishing its radical foreignness, Beard presses readers to grapple with alien ideas, reckon with gaps in their knowledge, and confront complexity.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

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