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an immeasurable depth or space
a chasm in the ocean floor
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Recent Examples of chasms
Gaping construction holes may be eyesores for visitors, but to those of us who live and work in Central Indiana these chasms represent our future — projects that will infuse Indianapolis with new life.
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Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
Those chasms would widen dramatically over the next decade, leading to Waters’ exit and Gilmour’s control of the band.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
But what Lincoln understood was that the practice of giving thanks could bridge chasms that politics and war had torn open.
—Cardinal Blase Cupich, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
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
Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
Those chasms would widen dramatically over the next decade, leading to Waters’ exit and Gilmour’s control of the band.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
But what Lincoln understood was that the practice of giving thanks could bridge chasms that politics and war had torn open.
—Cardinal Blase Cupich, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
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
Noun
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Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The analysis suggests that warming oceans could fundamentally alter how marine microbial communities interact and function.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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His minister of oceans and fisheries resigned after being accused of receiving cash and luxury watches from a Church official.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Chasms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chasms. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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