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Recent Examples of chasm
But most of their statements were tinged with an element of plain relief, despite the obvious chasm that had just been opened up beneath the world.
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Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s a gaping chasm, however, between being a seller and actually closing a deal.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Spider also faces off with his villainous biological father, Colonel Quaritch (Stephen Lang), who jumps into a fiery chasm and meets an uncertain fate.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Similar gaps are clear by age and education, with a particularly wide chasm between those who have college degrees (60% satisfied with their savings) and those who do not have college degrees (41%).
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
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Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s a gaping chasm, however, between being a seller and actually closing a deal.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Spider also faces off with his villainous biological father, Colonel Quaritch (Stephen Lang), who jumps into a fiery chasm and meets an uncertain fate.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Similar gaps are clear by age and education, with a particularly wide chasm between those who have college degrees (60% satisfied with their savings) and those who do not have college degrees (41%).
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chasm
Noun
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The Stoic philosophers, fixated on the impassive, idealized masculine, wrote often of death, attempting to acknowledge its inevitability while staring untroubled into its abyss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Khamenei is on the edge of the abyss.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The beating heart of Delray Beach, Atlantic Avenue, stretches from I-95 all the way to the ocean.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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This capability is especially relevant for wide-area ocean surveillance, where early detection can determine the effectiveness of long-range strike missions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Chasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chasm. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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