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Recent Examples of crevice
Clean up any spills as soon as possible, as the pantry moths' larvae can feed and survive on even small amounts of food hiding in a crevice or a dark corner of the floor.
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Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
This suggests the new dwarf gecko is not strictly a cave-dweller, but rather, a species that requires narrow rock crevices to shelter.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
To prevent ants from entering a home: Walk around the outside of the home and locate potential entry points (cracks, crevices, spaces around windows and doors).
—Kim Luciani, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
On Bouvet, snow petrels build their nests in rocky crevices on cliff faces, scree slopes and beneath boulders, which offer shelter from the fierce winds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
This suggests the new dwarf gecko is not strictly a cave-dweller, but rather, a species that requires narrow rock crevices to shelter.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
To prevent ants from entering a home: Walk around the outside of the home and locate potential entry points (cracks, crevices, spaces around windows and doors).
—Kim Luciani, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
On Bouvet, snow petrels build their nests in rocky crevices on cliff faces, scree slopes and beneath boulders, which offer shelter from the fierce winds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevice
Noun
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These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 percent of the country’s seismic activity, including glowing fissures that splinter the landscape for up to 2 miles.—
Robin Catalano,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The party is struggling to reconcile progressive critics of Israel with traditional pro-Israel allies, a rift that could soon force a broader identity shift.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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The family rift stems from an infamous September 2016 private plane ride from Europe when an allegedly drunk Pitt became angry and physical with Jolie, their oldest son Maddox and some of the other children.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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