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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But despite its allure, the club must grapple with an internal fissure.
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Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024
In the case of Harris, despite a wave of early momentum, there are noticeable fissures among Black progressives playing out online.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
Typically, chronic anal fissures are acute anal fissures that keep occurring.3
Common Symptoms
Both acute and chronic anal fissures are characterized by rectal pain and rectal bleeding.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 30 June 2024
Co-directed with Jewish Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani, the movie paints a subtle picture of a society split along fissures religious, political, cultural, and economic, without ever chiding his characters or dipping into mawkish sentimentality.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
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Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024
In the case of Harris, despite a wave of early momentum, there are noticeable fissures among Black progressives playing out online.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
Typically, chronic anal fissures are acute anal fissures that keep occurring.3
Common Symptoms
Both acute and chronic anal fissures are characterized by rectal pain and rectal bleeding.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 30 June 2024
Co-directed with Jewish Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani, the movie paints a subtle picture of a society split along fissures religious, political, cultural, and economic, without ever chiding his characters or dipping into mawkish sentimentality.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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