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
Eminem’s sequence was similar to the game’s mecha-monster battle from back in 2019, while during Juice WRLD’s songs players were turned into the glowing butterflies that first appeared in Fortnite’s ambitious black hole event from the same year.
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Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2024
While the demand for ever bigger TVs is mostly a very good thing so far as I’m concerned, the one downside is the way those cinematic screens turn into massive black holes in your room decor when they’re turned off.
—John Archer, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Some are translucent spheres that are eerily silent, seemingly sucking in all the noise around them, ready to engulf all who would wander near them, like a black hole.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
The group calculated that approximately one in three gravitational waves of the right sort (neutron star collisions work best since their mergers last longer than black hole mergers) would make the bar ring with one quantum unit of energy.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2024
While the demand for ever bigger TVs is mostly a very good thing so far as I’m concerned, the one downside is the way those cinematic screens turn into massive black holes in your room decor when they’re turned off.
—John Archer, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Some are translucent spheres that are eerily silent, seemingly sucking in all the noise around them, ready to engulf all who would wander near them, like a black hole.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
The group calculated that approximately one in three gravitational waves of the right sort (neutron star collisions work best since their mergers last longer than black hole mergers) would make the bar ring with one quantum unit of energy.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
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Bee Cave's City Charter gives the council the ability to appoint someone to fill the vacancy until the election, but no appointment has been made at this time.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
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The team remains in search of a reliever, starter and a left-handed-hitting outfielder to fill the vacancy Tucker leaves behind.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Cyclo aims to fill the category’s void for alternative ingredients that are both economically and environmentally sustainable for mass adoption.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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Decreasing Admissions Rates at Second Tier Schools As the Ivy League has entered a transitional phase in the last few admissions cycles amidst wide-ranging criticism, prestigious second-tier institutions have risen in popularity, filling a void caused by the plummeting Ivy League acceptance rates.Christopher Rim, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ming Smith fills in certain blanks, while leaving others.Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Fill in the blank: the hip-hop touring industry needs to think more about _________.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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