as in crevices
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 fissures
Over the first three weeks, the 49ers somehow maintained their balance as cracks and fissures formed all over their lineup.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Rocks have tiny fissures into which water can seep; when the temperature drops, the water expands into ice, exerting pressure and widening the cracks.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Trump is facing a catch-22 in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mounting departures of scientists and experts over vaccine policy.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Israel's devastating attack on Gaza, which has killed more than 62,000 Palestinians, including over 18,000 children, is exposing deep ideological fissures on the American Right.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Vegetation also can conceal deep fissures and cracks.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 percent of the country’s seismic activity, including glowing fissures that splinter the landscape for up to 2 miles.
—Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Rocks have tiny fissures into which water can seep; when the temperature drops, the water expands into ice, exerting pressure and widening the cracks.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Trump is facing a catch-22 in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mounting departures of scientists and experts over vaccine policy.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Israel's devastating attack on Gaza, which has killed more than 62,000 Palestinians, including over 18,000 children, is exposing deep ideological fissures on the American Right.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Vegetation also can conceal deep fissures and cracks.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 percent of the country’s seismic activity, including glowing fissures that splinter the landscape for up to 2 miles.
—Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissures
Noun
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Her voice, still more often than not, slides with ease into the cracks and crevices that kick drums and deep grooves open in neotraditional-style country compositions.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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Use a microfiber or soft cloth to wipe the seals with soapy water, making sure to get into any crevices.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps this is leading to relationship difficulties and highlighting potential rifts in other friendships?—
Miriam Kirmayer,
SELF,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Duke of Sussex and his father have been estranged in recent years amid a series of family rifts, along with a legal battle over the removal of security for Harry, his wife Meghan and their children.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But beyond contemporary cracks, the economy may be in for an even larger period of upheaval thanks to the advent and breakneck adoption of artificial intelligence.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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And, to her credit, the song certainly does start off that way, with references to unlucky pennies, black cats, and stepping on cracks.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Fissures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissures. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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