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 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.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Use a plastic or silicone scraper, an old toothbrush, or a nylon cleaning brush for hard-to-reach crevices.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
Pay extra attention to seams and crevices.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The best way to thwart this is to check around your property for potential sheltering spots and to seal holes and crevices with wood, hardware cloth, or another sturdy material.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
All-terrain tires and a higher ride height allow the EX30 to steer capably through challenging cracks and crevices.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Endangered and no bigger than a fingertip, the rare creatures shelter in the damp crevices beneath rocks, fallen leaves and decaying logs of this biodiversity hotspot.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The invasive beetles from Asia would burrow through bark, the females laying eggs in crevices.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The surrounding mountains are just pink rock piles sprouting cacti from their crevices.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Use a plastic or silicone scraper, an old toothbrush, or a nylon cleaning brush for hard-to-reach crevices.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
Pay extra attention to seams and crevices.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The best way to thwart this is to check around your property for potential sheltering spots and to seal holes and crevices with wood, hardware cloth, or another sturdy material.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
All-terrain tires and a higher ride height allow the EX30 to steer capably through challenging cracks and crevices.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Endangered and no bigger than a fingertip, the rare creatures shelter in the damp crevices beneath rocks, fallen leaves and decaying logs of this biodiversity hotspot.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The invasive beetles from Asia would burrow through bark, the females laying eggs in crevices.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The surrounding mountains are just pink rock piles sprouting cacti from their crevices.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevices
fissures
Noun
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The fatal shooting sparked demonstrations nationwide and has deepened fissures between federal and state officials.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Trump has a rare and underestimated talent for finessing these internal fissures.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Crevices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevices. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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