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inanes

noun

plural of inane
as in black holes

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  1. black holes
  2. vacancies
  3. blanks
Noun
  • Using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, scientists have been on the hunt for quantum black holes that are smaller than atoms.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Quasars are actively feeding supermassive black holes, so just gobbling up all the gas.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of black holes
Noun
  • Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter has reduced its pending service requests by more than 90% after filling staffing vacancies and streamlining its processes.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Florida law allows the governor to make interim appointments when vacancies occur rather than leaving offices empty until the next election.
    — Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of vacancies
Noun
  • The need for a federal workforce at KSC dwindled, and that’s when state officials started looking to commercial companies to help fill in the blanks.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kyle Gauvin, the president of the board of Sacred Heart Housing, filled in the blanks.
    — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of blanks
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“Inanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanes. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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