black hole

noun

Definition of black holenext
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 The team's prior work had identified that during rpTDEs, supermassive black holes exert a torque on the passing star that causes the star to spin faster during each passage. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 This is where the episode finally loops back on itself, with the recruiter laying out a black hole on the ground, revealing the mall to be a kind of pocket universe. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Scientists do not yet know whether dark matter is made up of ancient black holes lurking throughout space, undiscovered heavy and slow particles, or unknown lighter and faster particles. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Some of those needles may include incredibly dim free-floating objects such as rogue planets or even small, wandering black holes, Benford said. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for black hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
  1. emptiness
  2. vacancy
  3. void
  4. blank
Noun
  • However, at the quantum level, emptiness is filled with unwanted noise.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The problem isn’t the characterization, since the surgeon is extremely well drawn and Văncică’s performance picks up on both the overall inner emptiness and the yearning for something more.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of emptiness
Noun
  • The bigger challenge will be the capacity to deliver results with a US diplomatic apparatus weakened by staffing cuts and vacancies.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Aurora City Council would have 30 days to fill the vacancy, and if there’s more than 13 months remaining in the term, then a special election would be held to fill the seat within nine months.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of vacancy
Noun
  • Van Noy, 35, will fill a major void for the Vikings as depth behind starting edge rushers Andrew Van Ginkel and Dallas Turner.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The result is an enigmatic relationship between figure and ground, mass and void.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of void
Noun
  • In the meantime, former staff is filling in the blanks left by the missing report.
    — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026
  • There had been a portrait that may have depicted the real-life Billy, and it could have been used, but Ondaatje was advised by his poet friend bpNichol to leave the space blank.
    — Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of blank

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