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
In addition to using soft sponges and rags, Martha recommends using cotton swabs to apply the cream to tight spots and crevices when cleaning.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Examine your satin pothos for signs of pests, paying close attention to the undersides of the leaves and any crevices between the stems and petioles.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
The roughly 2-mile uphill climb to the top will raise your heart rate, and the terrain is challenging, with several rocky sections and deep crevices caused by years of erosion.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Fabric layers mesh and bond; glass pellets, mother-of-pearl beads, and cables get nestled into crevices, trapped under hardened strata of varnish.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 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
Use a vacuum to get into cracks and crevices.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 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
Research has shown the crows even know how to use tools like sticks to bring food out of crevices.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Examine your satin pothos for signs of pests, paying close attention to the undersides of the leaves and any crevices between the stems and petioles.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
The roughly 2-mile uphill climb to the top will raise your heart rate, and the terrain is challenging, with several rocky sections and deep crevices caused by years of erosion.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Fabric layers mesh and bond; glass pellets, mother-of-pearl beads, and cables get nestled into crevices, trapped under hardened strata of varnish.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 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
Use a vacuum to get into cracks and crevices.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 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
Research has shown the crows even know how to use tools like sticks to bring food out of crevices.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevices
fissures
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Rupert Wyatt, the filmmaker behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes, was at the helm, exiting and returning to the project amid creative fissures.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Ice crystals—usually a hazard to vegetables—create small fissures in the surface.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Crevices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevices. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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