Thesaurus results for CHASM

chasm

noun

ˈka-zəm

Definition of chasm

as in abyss

an immeasurable depth or space a chasm in the ocean floor

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Recent Examples of chasm Tom, however, is determined not to turn this into anything other than a need to have Willis crack the case and save Jake; the wide chasm between the two is apparent from the start and Tom certainly doesn’t want any reunion with his father. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 The primary reason for this chasm between psychiatry and the rest of medicine is that knowledge about the biological basis of mental disorders lags behind other medical disorders. — Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 As Change Management, Not A Tech Rollout The biggest reason AI initiatives fail to deliver ROI is the chasm between deployment and adoption. — Khadim Batti, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 That’s much better than analysts expected and would be the best since five years ago, when the economy was erupting out of the chasm created by the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chasm

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Noun

There is still an abyss in my gut, from Halloween night 1959 – the night, according to the Mississippi River lore, when there arose the great Tiger Stadium roar that has not ceased since.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
The Dolphins and their fans have been wandering a quarter century in football abyss, in national irrelevance, and wonder how the franchise of the Perfect Season, of Don Shula and Dan Marino, could get this way.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026