inanes

noun

plural of inane
as in black holes

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  1. black holes
  2. vacancies
  3. blanks
Noun
  • The prevalence of LRDs in the early universe would align with the emergence of supermassive black holes, each weighing millions to billions of suns apiece, which astronomers spy at the hearts of large galaxies.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The consensus seems to be that these bizarre objects, which were first discovered in 2022, are growing supermassive black holes entombed within huge clouds of gas that have spectrums similar to cool, red stars, such as red giants.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of black holes
Noun
  • This view is reinforced somewhat by federal data on job vacancies.
    — Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The old guard will become increasingly decrepit, which will lead to a rash of vacancies one way or another.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacancies
Noun
  • Stewart could have just heard in passing that the former Suits star had returned from the UK and filled in the blanks, or the meeting might have been part of the conversation.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But the outcome of this work doesn’t explain the blanks being raised at present, argued Jeremy Siegel, emeritus professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of blanks
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“Inanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanes. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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