as in crevice
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
lava flows up through a fissure in the earth's crust
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Recent Examples of fissure
That’s still true in the fully postindustrial parts of the city, though in a way that bespeaks new fissures.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
Volcanic eruptions typically occur when magma below a volcano surges into subsurface pockets called magma chambers, then escapes to the surface through vents and fissures.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
The words from Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt signal a new fissure in the relationship between Donald Trump and Amazon, despite efforts by the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, to smooth things over with the president in his second term.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Deep Democratic bench gets opportunity in political wilderness The support Harris spent years cultivating faces deep fissures.
—Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
Volcanic eruptions typically occur when magma below a volcano surges into subsurface pockets called magma chambers, then escapes to the surface through vents and fissures.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
The words from Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt signal a new fissure in the relationship between Donald Trump and Amazon, despite efforts by the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, to smooth things over with the president in his second term.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Deep Democratic bench gets opportunity in political wilderness The support Harris spent years cultivating faces deep fissures.
—Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissure
Noun
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The crevice attachment’s usefulness isn’t limited to just appliances.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The vacuum has a run time of 48 minutes and includes a short crevice tool and a small dusting brush.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But disagreements over competing proposals have created a deep rift among the three states in the river’s lower basin — California, Arizona and Nevada — and the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Though much of the current tension revolves around policy disputes—over Iran, Gaza, and regional diplomacy—the personal rift between the two leaders began earlier.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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