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Recent Examples of chasm
The lesson is that military success created the precise conditions for political catastrophe, and that chasm is where American strategy has gone to die – in Iraq and in Libya, where the Obama administration helped bring about regime change in 2011, but where political instability has endured since.
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Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
While there has been a good amount of movement, there are still some wide chasms on a few key issues, sources caution.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
The chasm between some top Democrats and AIPAC is illustrated by their respective statements on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
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Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
While there has been a good amount of movement, there are still some wide chasms on a few key issues, sources caution.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
The chasm between some top Democrats and AIPAC is illustrated by their respective statements on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chasm
Noun
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Most only dive 20 meters — shallow enough for a lake, but not for the abyss.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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For countless generations, humanity’s skyward gaze has revealed a heavenly abyss.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These deep-ocean predators swim through near-freezing Arctic waters at a pace that barely registers.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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China is leading a race to collect metal-rich nodules from the ocean floor, resources seen as key to clean energy.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Chasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chasm. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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