inanes

noun

plural of inane
as in black holes

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  1. black holes
  2. vacancies
  3. blanks
Noun
  • The first of 10,000 missing black holes in the Omega Centauri globular cluster has been found thanks to teamwork by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • For example, neutron stars and black holes register as piano notes, while Hubble optical imagery becomes the gentle strum of an acoustic guitar.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2026
Definition of black holes
Noun
  • The promotions could put them in line to fill vacancies on the seven-member commission, which has been reduced to two by the corruption investigations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • While headlines often focus on office vacancies or uncertainty in other property types, industrial space continues to benefit from strong underlying demand.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of vacancies
Noun
  • 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
  • Couric then handed the virtual mic to Molner, who filled in some of his wife’s blanks.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Definition of blanks
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“Inanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanes. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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