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
This session, though, the budget felt more like a black hole.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
That big, ugly, black hole of our debt is slowly sucking out the ability of the central bank to respond to recessions, Slok argues.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The team examined only one binary system, so scientists do not yet know whether similar energy efficiencies occur across other black holes.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
That big, ugly, black hole of our debt is slowly sucking out the ability of the central bank to respond to recessions, Slok argues.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The team examined only one binary system, so scientists do not yet know whether similar energy efficiencies occur across other black holes.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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The Tuesday parking shortage and the Monday emptiness are not anomalies to correct.—
Chase Garbarino,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Lift up your eyes unto the hills, and behold all that delightful emptiness.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Mayor Olivia Chow of Toronto is charging a vacancy tax to owners who don’t live in or rent their properties (similar to what Mamdani has proposed for New York City).—
Alexander Heffner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Nearly 100 job vacancies could also close.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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And given that cruise collections are designed to fill the void in between seasons, when the weather varies by hour and no one has a clue what to wear or what to do with their hair, a mixed batch of looks felt appropriate.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Cole takes on a new role at school, but when that doesn’t quite fill the void left by not playing football, his old ways creep back in and cause drama.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Noun
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His eyes were glazed, his expression blank.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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For me, the most important thing about a film is to give space, or to create blanks that the audience can fill in for themselves — not to force my ideas or a message onto the audience.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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