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a deep, narrow opening or crack in an area of thick ice or rock
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Recent Examples of crevasses
Fellow Saturnian moon Enceladus and Jupiter's moon Europa — both thought to host oceans — are covered with a network of cracks and crevasses in their surface, signs that their volumes changed as ice melted into water.
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Throughout the course, climbers can see the 2,303-foot-high Triumvirate Glacier, with all its moraines and otherworldly blue crevasses, as well as the Tordrillo Mountains, which include Mount Spurr, an active volcano that last erupted in 1992.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
There are so many rabbit holes to go down, so many dark crevasses of the internet, of the show, of these women’s past that are better left unexplored.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The route up Mount Rainier was filled with crevasses.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
There are no crevasses or technical features on its standard route, just a relatively simple rock scramble beneath the summit block.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Throughout the course, climbers can see the 2,303-foot-high Triumvirate Glacier, with all its moraines and otherworldly blue crevasses, as well as the Tordrillo Mountains, which include Mount Spurr, an active volcano that last erupted in 1992.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
There are so many rabbit holes to go down, so many dark crevasses of the internet, of the show, of these women’s past that are better left unexplored.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The route up Mount Rainier was filled with crevasses.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
There are no crevasses or technical features on its standard route, just a relatively simple rock scramble beneath the summit block.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevasses
Noun
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The surrounding mountains are just pink rock piles sprouting cacti from their crevices.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Most vacuums are fit for the job with an attachment suited for getting into small crevices.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This magma chamber beneath the lake charges the maar with millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), which seeps up through fissures in the lake floor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Crews discovered fissures in the bedrock that required repair and struggled to find grips strong enough to hold cars on the steep grade.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Between 2004 and 2023, the researchers estimate that nearly 120,000 people were displaced as their homes collapsed into these expanding chasms.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some feature suspension bridges that cross chasms or waterfalls, and others end with a zip line back to terra firma.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And at Wallow Hallow Woods, tucked across the ravines and slopes unscathed by fire, beech and maple trees still grow.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Gullies and ravines meant to bring water back into the system have been cleared before the storm to help prevent excess flooding, but rain continues to pour over the island.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The guru and demon clashed against snowy peaks, barren canyons, and dusty trails until the guru finally prevailed in gruesome fashion, scattering the demon’s entrails and blood across the landscape.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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The film is also the director’s love letter to a bygone Los Angeles era, a lost world of louche glamor, with actors, directors, hippies, and hustlers roaming the city’s studio lots, canyons, and hills.—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Apart from the gorges and cliffs, the area features beautiful waterfalls and rock shelters.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Gates of Lodore trip, as it’s known, will cover 44 miles through three dramatic gorges—Lodore, Whirlpool, and Split Mountain—and two dozen mostly mild rapids in this remote, geologic wonderland along the Colorado-Utah border.—
John Briley,
Outside,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Great Smoky Mountains are synonymous with waterfalls, verdant valleys, and old-growth forests that produce the range’s signature blue-gray haze.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bloody battles raged throughout the fall of 1863 along the banks of the Tennessee River, in pastoral valleys, and on the flanks of Lookout Mountain, a long, craggy ridge overlooking the city.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Crevasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevasses. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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