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
Trump has a rare and underestimated talent for finessing these internal fissures.
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
The fissure is on full display with those sharp lines in The Studio and Pluribus — shows, incidentally, from Apple, which more than any other company has normalized and cuddlified our current screen addiction.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
As his family tries to settle into their new neighborhood, Jin’s plot creates fissures between him and his wife and daughters, as well as their white, liberal neighbor.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Some of the creatures seen at the Freya mounds are also found at hydrothermal vents, or fissures in the seafloor through which hot, chemical-laden water erupts, the researchers said, suggesting these ecosystems may be more intertwined than previously thought.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2025
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
The fissure is on full display with those sharp lines in The Studio and Pluribus — shows, incidentally, from Apple, which more than any other company has normalized and cuddlified our current screen addiction.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
As his family tries to settle into their new neighborhood, Jin’s plot creates fissures between him and his wife and daughters, as well as their white, liberal neighbor.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Some of the creatures seen at the Freya mounds are also found at hydrothermal vents, or fissures in the seafloor through which hot, chemical-laden water erupts, the researchers said, suggesting these ecosystems may be more intertwined than previously thought.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissure
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The roughly 2-mile uphill climb to the top will raise your heart rate, and the terrain is challenging, with several rocky sections and deep crevices caused by years of erosion.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Not only do our mops, brooms, and vacuums not naturally reach little crevices and detail work in trim, but mopping and sweeping and vacuuming tend to stir up dust where the wall meets the floor, and this causes debris and other allergens to build up quickly along the baseboards.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
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Somaliland’s close ties to the UAE have also become a sticking point in the rift between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The public rift is a first between Johnson and Burke who have mostly enjoyed a cordial relationship despite coming from different corners of the city’s political spectrum.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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