as in crevices
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 crannies
Start by making your way around the nooks and crannies of Bridgeway Promenade, Sausalito’s heart.
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
The trick to creating a lush landscape that’s overflowing with blooms and color is to add trailing plants that will fill in all the nooks and crannies.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Concentrated apple cider syrup is drizzled over this poke loaf to fill up all the little nooks and crannies with big apple flavor.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
The neighborhood Bairro Alto Hotel sits on the boundary of two of Lisbon’s most captivating districts, Chiado and Bairro Alto, with their steeply, sloping cobblestone streets and intriguing nooks and crannies, so you’ll never be stuck for something to see, a place to eat, or a boutique to browse.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The sensation is of walking into a bayou junk shop that’s been abandoned and left to flower, and within and around these verdant crannies, Tsimring conjures a literal electric storm.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
And with the game’s scales tipped so far in one direction — toward players, toward equipment — the only answer for the course can be found in the greens; specifically, the smallest nooks and most inconvenient crannies of those surfaces.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2026
During winter, mice are constantly looking for nooks and crannies to create nests to stay warm.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Plumbing the intriguing nooks and crannies of the source material is the same kind of extrapolation that fueled the first season, said Muschietti, who helmed the two IT movies.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
The trick to creating a lush landscape that’s overflowing with blooms and color is to add trailing plants that will fill in all the nooks and crannies.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Concentrated apple cider syrup is drizzled over this poke loaf to fill up all the little nooks and crannies with big apple flavor.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
The neighborhood Bairro Alto Hotel sits on the boundary of two of Lisbon’s most captivating districts, Chiado and Bairro Alto, with their steeply, sloping cobblestone streets and intriguing nooks and crannies, so you’ll never be stuck for something to see, a place to eat, or a boutique to browse.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The sensation is of walking into a bayou junk shop that’s been abandoned and left to flower, and within and around these verdant crannies, Tsimring conjures a literal electric storm.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
And with the game’s scales tipped so far in one direction — toward players, toward equipment — the only answer for the course can be found in the greens; specifically, the smallest nooks and most inconvenient crannies of those surfaces.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2026
During winter, mice are constantly looking for nooks and crannies to create nests to stay warm.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Plumbing the intriguing nooks and crannies of the source material is the same kind of extrapolation that fueled the first season, said Muschietti, who helmed the two IT movies.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crannies
Noun
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Tiny hangers-on are tucked into pockets and cavort in crevices.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Divers have been pushing through tight crevices, with little light or air, and the constant risk that the weather could deteriorate and again flood the cave that rescuers have worked relentlessly to drain.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Seismic images of mid-ocean ridges typically show rough and jagged terrain, formed when lava oozes up into the cold ocean along faults or fissures and hardens suddenly into stone.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 May 2026
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These seemingly harmless fissures on the surface of a watermelon can indicate deeper problems that affect both taste and freshness.—
Aksha Mittapalli,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2026
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