fissure

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 While some of the fissures are self-inflicted, like recent threats of tariffs against the European Union and higher duties on steel imports, a fresh set of court rulings questioning the president’s tariffs-granting authority now hangs over his entire push to reset U.S. trade relations. Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 3 June 2025 But there were deep fissures between the organization’s leadership and some of the journalists who had become synonymous with Knock LA’s work. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025 The holiday came amid a rift distancing the King, 76, from his younger son, the Duke of Sussex, in a fissure that won't seem to heal. Janine Henni, People.com, 15 June 2025 The fissures are there for anyone who dares see them. Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fissure
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Noun
  • Make sure to vacuum all carpets and rugs, including hard-to-reach nooks by using your vacuum crevice tool.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • Starting among the orange rocks, vaults, and spires of Arches National Park and passing through with the Colorado River–carved crevices of Canyonlands, this journey feels like a visit to Mars.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The post comes amid an ongoing rift between the couple and the Beckham family.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • Qatar, which hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup and is home to the Al Jazeera news network, has recently worked to restore ties with Gulf neighbors after a years-long diplomatic rift during Donald Trump's first term.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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