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
The dispute reflects deepening fissures between Republicans over Israel policy and exposes antisemitic rhetoric gaining traction in right-wing media.
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Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
But that politics could also create fissures within the regime, because this regime is not going to break from the bottom up.
—NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Sandstone and limestone provided fissures and fractures where these hydrocarbons could sit, and caprock kept everything in place.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Fuller’s sentiments about ongoing fissures in college sports reflect growing concerns across the industry that the current financial model is unsustainable.
—Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
The fire department has advised residents to look for signs that their properties may have been damaged or are at risk of collapse, such as cracks in bulging walls, fissures and stuck doors and windows.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Rupert Wyatt, the filmmaker behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes, was at the helm, exiting and returning to the project amid creative fissures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Ice crystals—usually a hazard to vegetables—create small fissures in the surface.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Crockett and her supporters are prying open fissures that will scar whichever candidate emerges.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
But that politics could also create fissures within the regime, because this regime is not going to break from the bottom up.
—NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Sandstone and limestone provided fissures and fractures where these hydrocarbons could sit, and caprock kept everything in place.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Fuller’s sentiments about ongoing fissures in college sports reflect growing concerns across the industry that the current financial model is unsustainable.
—Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
The fire department has advised residents to look for signs that their properties may have been damaged or are at risk of collapse, such as cracks in bulging walls, fissures and stuck doors and windows.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Rupert Wyatt, the filmmaker behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes, was at the helm, exiting and returning to the project amid creative fissures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Ice crystals—usually a hazard to vegetables—create small fissures in the surface.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Crockett and her supporters are prying open fissures that will scar whichever candidate emerges.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissures
Noun
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The trail will typically lead you to cracks and crevices where the colony is hidden.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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This helps the cake slide out of the crevices smoothly and easily without sticking to the pan.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is a story of family, friends, neighbors — their bonds and their rifts.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Not all friendships rifts are permanent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mohd Izzuan/Getty Images Americans are carrying more debt right now than at any point in recent history and the cracks are starting to show.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Eagles reached the quarterfinal round a year ago and lost in overtime, despite taking — and missing — seven cracks at the winning shot.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Fissures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissures. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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