as in fissures
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 crevices
The surrounding mountains are just pink rock piles sprouting cacti from their crevices.
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Most vacuums are fit for the job with an attachment suited for getting into small crevices.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
These are also great for cleaning between small spaces if your bed has spindles or small crevices.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Fascistic creep bubbles like lava through the crevices of America’s political and cultural substrata.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Use an old toothbrush to scrub the corners and crevices.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Methane has been measured escaping from crevices in the seabed at a high rate as the region warms at unprecedented rates, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
To avoid the penalty and still take advantage, teams are piling their biggest and most powerful defenders around the edges of the long snapper and using the crevices around a mostly stationary player to get into position for the block.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The attachments are also useful for cleaning couch crevices and stairs.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Most vacuums are fit for the job with an attachment suited for getting into small crevices.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
These are also great for cleaning between small spaces if your bed has spindles or small crevices.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Fascistic creep bubbles like lava through the crevices of America’s political and cultural substrata.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Use an old toothbrush to scrub the corners and crevices.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Methane has been measured escaping from crevices in the seabed at a high rate as the region warms at unprecedented rates, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
To avoid the penalty and still take advantage, teams are piling their biggest and most powerful defenders around the edges of the long snapper and using the crevices around a mostly stationary player to get into position for the block.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The attachments are also useful for cleaning couch crevices and stairs.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevices
fissures
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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
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“Crevices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevices. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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