as in emptiness
empty space
discovered that there was a black hole in the library's collection with regard to her topic
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Recent Examples of black hole
Paz and Kirkpatrick continued working together after the summer to perfect the model, which ultimately flagged 1.5 million potential new objects, including supernovas and black holes.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Or rather, the slow, clinging descent down the dinghy’s slippery three-step ladder into what might as well have been a black hole, the water was so opaque.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Like the lingering chime of a struck bell, tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime are created when massive objects like black holes spiral toward each other and merge into a single, larger black hole.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Even the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, which is more than 2,000 times more massive than the Milky Way’s central black hole, is fairly calm.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Or rather, the slow, clinging descent down the dinghy’s slippery three-step ladder into what might as well have been a black hole, the water was so opaque.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Like the lingering chime of a struck bell, tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime are created when massive objects like black holes spiral toward each other and merge into a single, larger black hole.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Even the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, which is more than 2,000 times more massive than the Milky Way’s central black hole, is fairly calm.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
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With more housing options for renters and more vacancies for landlords, the market is tipping in renters' favor.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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And while rents are increasing, Apartment List data shows Chicago’s apartment vacancy rate of 4.9% slipped 0.7 percentage points compared to this time last year.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Gates expressed concern that philanthropic organizations like his won’t be able to fill the void in global aid left by recent government cuts.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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Zuckerberg insists that, while human connection is irreplaceable, virtual companions could fill the void for people isolated from human connections.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Based on the classic ’70s hit, Match Game asks contestants to fill in the blank in a sentence, trying to match the answers of a panel of celebrity guests.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Thankfully, James Gunn took to social media over the weekend to fill in the blank.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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