crevice

Definition of crevicenext
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 The tissue surrounding these small crevices also warrants your full attention. Michele Ross, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026 But Key Largo is a former coral reef, with thousands of caves and crevices in which pythons take shelter, making snakes unreachable when breeding or hiding from a dog. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 Scientists from South American institutions recently identified a new species of crevice weaver spider called Pikelinia floydmuraria. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026 It is commonly found in cracks and crevices of walls and around buildings in urban areas. Ryan Brennan april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crevice
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Noun
  • Eyes on the primary runoff The Democratic race doesn't feature notable policy splits along the lines of the progressive-moderate fissures that have opened around the country.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The ledges are broken by crevices and fissures, and loose rocks of all sizes lie on them and below them.
    Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Charles and Camilla's visit is being framed as a chance to repair a rift between two countries with historically deep ties.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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