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
Because black hole gravity is so strong, anything that takes place within the event horizon can’t ever be observed from outside the black hole, according to relativity.
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Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
The swirling disk of gas and dust that feeds matter into the black hole, called Sagittarius A*, is responsible for the pyrotechnic display.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
There was only a fillable form that would undoubtedly dump my request into some black hole.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Astrophysicists suspect that all massive galaxies contain a black hole at their centers.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
The swirling disk of gas and dust that feeds matter into the black hole, called Sagittarius A*, is responsible for the pyrotechnic display.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
There was only a fillable form that would undoubtedly dump my request into some black hole.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Astrophysicists suspect that all massive galaxies contain a black hole at their centers.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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The three old friends got to talking and just like that, a recommendation to fill his caddie vacancy was made.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Although this initiative is still in its early stages, Polis reported that vacancies are down for state jobs.—
Aman Kidwai,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Signing Verdugo now would give the Yankees one less option to fill the Stanton void and weaken their lineup even more.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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To her shock, the astral void will respond to her pleas — but not without major consequences.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The number of shooters helped to ensure one of the bullets was fatal, although one firearm was also fed a blank so that each shooter was uncertain who was directly responsible for the death, officials said.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The blank at Tottenham Hotspur was their 10th failure to score in 25 league games.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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