inanes

noun

plural of inane
as in black holes

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  1. black holes
  2. vacancies
  3. blanks
Noun
  • That is because, despite having many times more mass than the sun, black holes are smaller than the sun with radii ranging from 6 miles to 190 miles (9 kilometers to 300 kilometers).
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the most cataclysmic events in the cosmos, such as mergers of supermassive black holes, should produce a very specific gravitational wave signature, according to general relativity.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of black holes
Noun
  • The district currently has seven vacancies among its firefighter-paramedic ranks, Snedeker noted.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Placer County voters will decide two ballot measures in November that could change how the county’s top administrator is removed from office and how vacancies on the Board of Supervisors are filled.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of vacancies
Noun
  • The shoot involved firing blanks and igniting explosions, theatrics that shocked the film’s residential neighbors and spurred concerns over public safety.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Today, the German automaker is finally starting to fill in the blanks on the i3.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blanks
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