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
These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 percent of the country’s seismic activity, including glowing fissures that splinter the landscape for up to 2 miles.
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Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Militia groups have always been relatively splintered, but the insurrection exacerbated the fissures.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
This process occurs when liquid water wells up to the surface, similar to how lava flows out of fissures on Earth.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
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Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Militia groups have always been relatively splintered, but the insurrection exacerbated the fissures.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
This process occurs when liquid water wells up to the surface, similar to how lava flows out of fissures on Earth.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissure
Noun
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Key prevention strategies include sealing cracks and crevices in walls, roofs, and around windows and doors.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The females wait folded within crevices in bark.—
Rosanna Warren,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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London — The Duke of Sussex reunited with his father, King Charles III, for their first face-to-face meeting in 19 months on Wednesday, triggering speculation the royal family’s long-running rift might soon come to an end.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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This snowballing controversy over seemingly simple pieces of paper launched endless online arguments, dominated the news cycle, and gradually began to serve as a microcosm of the fathomless ideological rift among Americans, many of whom view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a zero sum game.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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