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
Who knows; Trump’s expansive use of tariffs and belligerent treatment of American allies overseas may yet reopen fissures with elements of the center-right that bedeviled the president in his first term and helped sink his 2020 reelection bid.
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David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
Since Reconstruction, the state had been run by Democrats, though intraparty fissures grew throughout the sixties and seventies.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
From there, the odds quickly turn against him, assuming fissures within the Democratic-labor community subside, even if bruised feelings don’t entirely, in the heavily Democratic district.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The company’s drillers then inject water into the well, prying open the stone fissures and creating an artificial reservoir.
—Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
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David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
Since Reconstruction, the state had been run by Democrats, though intraparty fissures grew throughout the sixties and seventies.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
From there, the odds quickly turn against him, assuming fissures within the Democratic-labor community subside, even if bruised feelings don’t entirely, in the heavily Democratic district.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The company’s drillers then inject water into the well, prying open the stone fissures and creating an artificial reservoir.
—Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissure
Noun
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The lightweight vacuum lasts 40 minutes and includes a crevice tool and pet multitool.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
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When a person leaves the beach, the sand often sticks to their skin, gets tucked into clothing crevices, and may even be deposited in food or drink items.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sacco also investigates how being economically dependent on gas companies and the government has created complicated rifts: Families fell apart over whether to support fracking, while alcohol and drug abuse became rampant.—
Heather Hansman,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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This distinct band of red intersects Bighorn Canyon, a deep rift in the Earth that extends north into Montana.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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