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
Image The fissures can be felt in public life and in synagogues.
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Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
In total, Microsoft has invested $13.75 billion in the startup, but more recently, fissures in the relationship between the two companies have begun to show.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
The fissure of the volcanic eruption had broken through protective barriers around the town of Grindavik, and had reached 1,200 meters, or nearly 4,000 feet, in length.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
In total, Microsoft has invested $13.75 billion in the startup, but more recently, fissures in the relationship between the two companies have begun to show.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
The fissure of the volcanic eruption had broken through protective barriers around the town of Grindavik, and had reached 1,200 meters, or nearly 4,000 feet, in length.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissure
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Plus, there’s a crevice tool and smaller hair screw tool attachments that can be used as a handheld vac to get pet hair in hard-to-reach places.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
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Make sure to cover every surface of the plant, especially on the undersides of leaves and in crevices between stems.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
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But that would cause another trade-like rift with world powers that Washington has just made good with.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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Kennedy’s rise represents a growing epistemological rift in the country.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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