black hole
noun
1
: a celestial object that has a gravitational field so strong that light cannot escape it and that is believed to be created especially in the collapse of a very massive star
2
: something resembling a black hole: such as
a
: something that consumes a resource continually
a financial black hole
b
: an empty space : void
… the archives of the past few years are a black hole.—
David Herman
David Herman
c
: a dark and seemingly inescapable state or situation
the black hole of depression
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discovered that there was a black hole in the library's collection with regard to her topic
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Daniel Holz is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago, studying black holes.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
As matter collapses inside a black hole and densities rise toward the Planck scale, the torsion of spacetime begins to generate a repulsive effect.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
For example, just to pick one, the massive black hole-black hole merger event GW190521 has a best-fit source mass of 142 solar masses for the primary and 85 solar masses for the secondary.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
The Padillas’ descent into a DCF black hole isn’t a rare occurrence in Miami.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
As matter collapses inside a black hole and densities rise toward the Planck scale, the torsion of spacetime begins to generate a repulsive effect.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
For example, just to pick one, the massive black hole-black hole merger event GW190521 has a best-fit source mass of 142 solar masses for the primary and 85 solar masses for the secondary.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
The Padillas’ descent into a DCF black hole isn’t a rare occurrence in Miami.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for black hole
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20hole. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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