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
Others conjure a sudden disappearance: fogs, voids, and black holes.
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Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Second supermassive black hole is a long way from the galaxy's core.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Applications from these states simply disappear into a black hole.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Don’t let service issues disappear into a black hole of departments.
—Jesper With-Fogstrup, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Second supermassive black hole is a long way from the galaxy's core.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Applications from these states simply disappear into a black hole.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Don’t let service issues disappear into a black hole of departments.
—Jesper With-Fogstrup, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black hole
Noun
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Lawyers from across the state have the opportunity to select an at-large attorney member who serves as chair of the commission, which routinely evaluates dozens of applications to fill court vacancies.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2025
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Trump could have controlled the board by appointing members to fill two vacancies.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Noun
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At the time, City were also looking at Harry Kane to fill the centre-forward void left by the departure during the same window of Sergio Aguero.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Colin Rea, Matt Boyd, Ben Brown and rookie Cade Horton have collectively filled the void so far, as evidenced by the Cubs’ 14-8 record since Imanaga’s injury.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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The federal government made its final order of penny blanks this month — marking the first step to end the production of the one-cent coin, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed to USA TODAY.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The move to cease penny production will require businesses to begin rounding up or down to the nearest 5 cents, and a final order of penny blanks was made for the Treasury this month.—
Luke Gentile,
The Washington Examiner,
23 May 2025
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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