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
Reese’s remarks also struck a fissure in her relationship with ownership and the front office that, per a league source, never successfully healed.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
As development has risen around All Saints’, dozens of fissure cracks have emerged along Egleston Hall’s brick and stone facade and along its interior walls and ceilings.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Upon cracking, the perlite beads purposely shattered, releasing nutrients and spores into the fissure.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
As development has risen around All Saints’, dozens of fissure cracks have emerged along Egleston Hall’s brick and stone facade and along its interior walls and ceilings.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Upon cracking, the perlite beads purposely shattered, releasing nutrients and spores into the fissure.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissure
Noun
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In early April, a falcon named Vixen – who was raised in a nest in Minneapolis – began nesting in a crevice on the second floor of Aurora City Hall.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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After sauce has cooked, submerge meatballs and cook on high for 1 hour to ensure that the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce penetrates every crevice of the hearty meat dish.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Reps for Harry and Meghan have denied there is any rift, but the questions remain.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
3 May 2026
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The arrests have exposed a rift in the Iranian American community, which has grown increasingly polarized in recent years, leading to online smear campaigns and at times violence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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