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Recent Examples of crevice
Fabric layers mesh and bond; glass pellets, mother-of-pearl beads, and cables get nestled into crevices, trapped under hardened strata of varnish.
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Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Lastly, swap in the crevice tool for corners and other hard-to-reach areas, especially spots under furniture, that usually require bending over or getting down on your hands and knees.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
However, tucked within the crevices of this history, like always, are Black people and the things our experience plant and our politics grow.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The peak of Yosemite’s granite wall is higher than the tallest building in the world and requires climbers to navigate a maze of fissures, crevices and cracks.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Lastly, swap in the crevice tool for corners and other hard-to-reach areas, especially spots under furniture, that usually require bending over or getting down on your hands and knees.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
However, tucked within the crevices of this history, like always, are Black people and the things our experience plant and our politics grow.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The peak of Yosemite’s granite wall is higher than the tallest building in the world and requires climbers to navigate a maze of fissures, crevices and cracks.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevice
Noun
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Recent protests amid corruption scandals, elite clan fissures, and governance failures suggest that nostalgia is again colliding with reality.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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This Colorado Avalanche season was nearly fissure-free during the first half.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While his remarks were broadly welcomed, European leaders pointed to American actions over the past year — trade pressure, demands to annex European lands, curbing support to Ukraine, to name a few — as having created a permanent rift.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The rift didn’t start in Europe.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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