as in crevice
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
one climbing shoe got wedged into a cranny on the face of the cliff
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Recent Examples of cranny
Wood Sidey recommends using water and wild dish soap with a soft bristle brush to get into the grooves as a porous material with lots of nooks and crannies.
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
What's left of Hungary's free press can be found in nooks and crannies that dot the capital.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
The nonstick coating also ensures that neither a corner nor a crumb sticks to the pan’s many nooks and crannies, which also makes cleanup a breeze.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Their abiding need for privacy may have played a part in what has proved my productive and profitable indifference to it: a willingness to share and display all the psychological nooks and naked crannies of my life.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
What's left of Hungary's free press can be found in nooks and crannies that dot the capital.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
The nonstick coating also ensures that neither a corner nor a crumb sticks to the pan’s many nooks and crannies, which also makes cleanup a breeze.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Their abiding need for privacy may have played a part in what has proved my productive and profitable indifference to it: a willingness to share and display all the psychological nooks and naked crannies of my life.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranny
Noun
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The lightweight vacuum lasts 40 minutes and includes a crevice tool and pet multitool.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
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When a person leaves the beach, the sand often sticks to their skin, gets tucked into clothing crevices, and may even be deposited in food or drink items.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But without an enduring settlement for Ukraine, this would result in a long-term fissure in the Transatlantic alliance and even NATO.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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Image The fissures can be felt in public life and in synagogues.—
Anemona Hartocollis,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Cranny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranny. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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