crevice

as in fissure
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure steam escaped from a long crevice in the volcano

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Recent Examples of crevice Pests can make their way into these small crevices easily, so keeping your appliances clean and free of food will prevent bugs from feasting in your kitchen. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025 The two-in-one crevice dusting brush, and the ability to convert from a cordless stick to a handheld adds functionality for other cleaning scenarios. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025 The device includes attachments such as a wide dust brush that’s ideal for sweeping over shelves, baseboards, and furniture along with a crevice tool for getting into hard-to-reach areas. Toni Sutton, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 These can range from the necessary crevice tool to the luxury Laser Slim Fluffy cleaner head. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crevice
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Noun
  • Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Trump is facing a catch-22 in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mounting departures of scientists and experts over vaccine policy.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield, whose name helped shape the popular ice cream brand, has quit the company, as its rift with parent Unilever deepened over its stance on the Gaza conflict.
    Shivani Tanna, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The growing fissure became a permanent rift when one day Frazier heard Ali doing a radio interview.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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