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
In addition, the stair tool and combination tool help get into all the nooks and crannies of your house for top-to-bottom cleaning.
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Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Multiple seating and dining areas are found scattered among the tropical landscaping, taking advantage of all the little nooks and crannies on the grounds.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
This wand helps reach into nooks and crannies for a more accurate reading.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The teeth dig into the nooks and crannies of the host animal's skin, while the lip forms an airtight, watertight seal.
—Ben Coxworth
march 11, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026
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.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
With the old-money aesthetic, no space is left untouched, and those little corners and crannies of traditional layouts are once again being celebrated—and decorated.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
With its petite size, the light can fill up empty nooks and crannies while perfectly illuminating them.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
Snow remained in The Ralph’s nooks and crannies, the occasional snowball making its way from the upper deck to the seats below.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Multiple seating and dining areas are found scattered among the tropical landscaping, taking advantage of all the little nooks and crannies on the grounds.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
This wand helps reach into nooks and crannies for a more accurate reading.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The teeth dig into the nooks and crannies of the host animal's skin, while the lip forms an airtight, watertight seal.
—Ben Coxworth
march 11, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026
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.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
With the old-money aesthetic, no space is left untouched, and those little corners and crannies of traditional layouts are once again being celebrated—and decorated.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
With its petite size, the light can fill up empty nooks and crannies while perfectly illuminating them.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
Snow remained in The Ralph’s nooks and crannies, the occasional snowball making its way from the upper deck to the seats below.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crannies
Noun
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Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Add it to the growing canvases of her daughters playing at the sea, climbing the rocks, placing their tiny hands in the crevices of the walls surrounding the house.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Miles and Ed are coming at the challenges of Mars-Earth relations and Marsie autonomy from totally different angles, and there are clearly fissures within SDM itself.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Crannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crannies. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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