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Recent Examples of black holes
But in recent years, physicists have noted that black holes are also surprisingly similar to de Sitter space.
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
By studying this polarization, IXPE can help astronomers probe some of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos, such as why black holes spin, what powers the extreme jets blasting from supermassive black holes, or why pulsars glow so brightly in X-ray light.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The effect for stellar-mass black holes is vanishingly small but actually gets larger for less massive black holes.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
And while your guesses have been out of this world, Ken, there are some major black holes in your constellation map.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Initially, some astronomers suggested the dots could be massive galaxies from the early universe, or black holes surrounded by dust.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
By studying this polarization, IXPE can help astronomers probe some of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos, such as why black holes spin, what powers the extreme jets blasting from supermassive black holes, or why pulsars glow so brightly in X-ray light.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The effect for stellar-mass black holes is vanishingly small but actually gets larger for less massive black holes.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
And while your guesses have been out of this world, Ken, there are some major black holes in your constellation map.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Initially, some astronomers suggested the dots could be massive galaxies from the early universe, or black holes surrounded by dust.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
Noun
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The district, which previously lost a quarter of its staff annually, reported opening schools with zero teaching vacancies for the first time after the project opened.—
Thomas White,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The latest data was published in the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s yearly economic indicators report, which offered an overall bleak picture of the Bay Area economy, including declining buying power among residents and deepening office vacancies in the city.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Williams turns out to be the film’s star player, filling in the blanks of London’s short, sad life, and his powers of perception lead the film to its extraordinary conclusion, smoking out a killer who was hiding in plain sight at every step of the way.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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And then Kittle helped fill in the blanks.—
Noah Furtado,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The claim, remember, is that these cosmic voids are completely empty of normal matter, dark matter, and emit no detectable radiation of any kind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Schoen used void years sparingly early in his tenure, but the Giants are one of the few teams currently with no contracts containing voids.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Data is the first step There are resources available to pregnant women to close some of the maternal health gaps.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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For the latter, a federal program known as 340B does an immense amount of good filling in the gaps in drug affordability.—
Demetrius Atsalis,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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