crevice

as in fissure
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure steam escaped from a long crevice in the volcano

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Recent Examples of crevice Pests can make their way into these small crevices easily, so keeping your appliances clean and free of food will prevent bugs from feasting in your kitchen. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025 The two-in-one crevice dusting brush, and the ability to convert from a cordless stick to a handheld adds functionality for other cleaning scenarios. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025 The device includes attachments such as a wide dust brush that’s ideal for sweeping over shelves, baseboards, and furniture along with a crevice tool for getting into hard-to-reach areas. Toni Sutton, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 These can range from the necessary crevice tool to the luxury Laser Slim Fluffy cleaner head. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crevice
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Noun
  • Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Trump is facing a catch-22 in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mounting departures of scientists and experts over vaccine policy.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • London — The Duke of Sussex reunited with his father, King Charles III, for their first face-to-face meeting in 19 months on Wednesday, triggering speculation the royal family’s long-running rift might soon come to an end.
    Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This snowballing controversy over seemingly simple pieces of paper launched endless online arguments, dominated the news cycle, and gradually began to serve as a microcosm of the fathomless ideological rift among Americans, many of whom view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a zero sum game.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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