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
Eyes on the primary runoff The Democratic race doesn't feature notable policy splits along the lines of the progressive-moderate fissures that have opened around the country.
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CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The ledges are broken by crevices and fissures, and loose rocks of all sizes lie on them and below them.
—Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
Cracks and fissures are being monitored on several walls, ceilings and facades throughout the hall.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Miles and Ed are coming at the challenges of Mars-Earth relations and Marsie autonomy from totally different angles, and there are clearly fissures within SDM itself.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The dispute reflects deepening fissures between Republicans over Israel policy and exposes antisemitic rhetoric gaining traction in right-wing media.
—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
CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The ledges are broken by crevices and fissures, and loose rocks of all sizes lie on them and below them.
—Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
Cracks and fissures are being monitored on several walls, ceilings and facades throughout the hall.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Miles and Ed are coming at the challenges of Mars-Earth relations and Marsie autonomy from totally different angles, and there are clearly fissures within SDM itself.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The dispute reflects deepening fissures between Republicans over Israel policy and exposes antisemitic rhetoric gaining traction in right-wing media.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissures
Noun
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Pay close attention to seams, edges and crevices where dust mites and debris collect.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Stroll leisurely to admire the wide variety of wildflowers that grow along the ledges or dare to dip below the dramatic quartz and sandstone into the narrow crevices of the cliffs.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump appears to have re-focused on the Danish autonomous territory while venting frustration at NATO, as the diplomatic fallout from the Iran war exposes rifts in Washington's ties with the security alliance.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Their contrasting positions mirror growing rifts within the Republican Party over whether military action against Iran is justified and appropriate.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Edmonton scored again exactly a minute later as Kapanen took a feed from Draisaitl and then had two cracks at his own rebound to score his first of the playoffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Edmonton scored again exactly a minute later as Kapanen took a feed from Draisaitl and then had two cracks at his own rebound to score his first of the playoffs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Fissures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissures. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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