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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
Prevent Crickets From Returning Indoors Crickets often enter the home through small cracks and crevices, so prevention starts with sealing those entry points.
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
Designed to crawl through tight crevices or trudge across rough terrain, X-Humanoid says they’re being built for jobs that humans would rather not do.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Its pointed corners fit into crevices for raking out hard-to-reach pet hair from the car’s interior, car mats or any other fabric surface.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Always inspect packages, especially corners and crevices, for holes, tears, and other signs of a pest infestation.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
From clever watermelon slicers to brushes designed to slide into tight crevices, shop more surprisingly useful gadgets below.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
Humans should check any crevices where the parasites can latch on, including the back of the knees, waistband, groin area, armpits or scalp.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Every bottle in the Ever Vessel range features a wide-mouth opening, shallow gasket channel, and lids designed without hidden crevices where bacteria or mold can hide.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Most gardens naturally have crevices that many plants will gladly make home like; Sedum, succulents, various grasses (like Emerald' zoysia grass here), creeping thyme, Rupturwort, New Zealand Brass Buttons, and various mosses.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
Designed to crawl through tight crevices or trudge across rough terrain, X-Humanoid says they’re being built for jobs that humans would rather not do.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Its pointed corners fit into crevices for raking out hard-to-reach pet hair from the car’s interior, car mats or any other fabric surface.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Always inspect packages, especially corners and crevices, for holes, tears, and other signs of a pest infestation.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
From clever watermelon slicers to brushes designed to slide into tight crevices, shop more surprisingly useful gadgets below.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
Humans should check any crevices where the parasites can latch on, including the back of the knees, waistband, groin area, armpits or scalp.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Every bottle in the Ever Vessel range features a wide-mouth opening, shallow gasket channel, and lids designed without hidden crevices where bacteria or mold can hide.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Most gardens naturally have crevices that many plants will gladly make home like; Sedum, succulents, various grasses (like Emerald' zoysia grass here), creeping thyme, Rupturwort, New Zealand Brass Buttons, and various mosses.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevices
fissures
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People with irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, rectal bleeding, heart disease, or high blood pressure should also avoid the procedure, Hazan says.—
Erica Sweeney,
Time,
11 May 2026
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But there are fissures in the-- in the regime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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“Crevices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevices. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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