chasms

plural of chasm

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Recent Examples of chasms Between 2004 and 2023, the researchers estimate that nearly 120,000 people were displaced as their homes collapsed into these expanding chasms. New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025 Some feature suspension bridges that cross chasms or waterfalls, and others end with a zip line back to terra firma. AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025 But beneath the surface, cracks often form cracks that can grow into chasms if left unaddressed. Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Traders will be hoping that an end to the Russia-Ukraine war — a conflict which began in 2022 and which has shaken the global economy, disrupting trade and supply chains, and creating geopolitical chasms between major economies in the West and East — could be nearer now than at any other time. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025 Its governance still attempts to treat Ohio State with a yearly athletic budget of over $250 million as equals to small schools in the BigSky conference like Idaho State with a budget of $15 million, despite vast chasms in budgets, facilities, and visibility. Jim Martin, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chasms
oceans
Noun
  • The Poseidon, first unveiled in 2018, is designed to travel across oceans at high speeds using nuclear propulsion and carry a massive warhead.
    Efrat Lachter , Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Each time the oceans offered up the right environment, evolution sent out another turtle to graze.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Chasms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chasms. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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