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
This magma chamber beneath the lake charges the maar with millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), which seeps up through fissures in the lake floor.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Crews discovered fissures in the bedrock that required repair and struggled to find grips strong enough to hold cars on the steep grade.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
In a time when the country feels almost irreparably broken along its partisan fissures, and political comedy has become a minefield for controversy, Wood is looking to bridge the gaps in his own way, and maybe leave behind a few lessons of his own for others to pick up.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Johanon's remarks centered on the fissures in society.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Over the first three weeks, the 49ers somehow maintained their balance as cracks and fissures formed all over their lineup.
—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
Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Crews discovered fissures in the bedrock that required repair and struggled to find grips strong enough to hold cars on the steep grade.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
In a time when the country feels almost irreparably broken along its partisan fissures, and political comedy has become a minefield for controversy, Wood is looking to bridge the gaps in his own way, and maybe leave behind a few lessons of his own for others to pick up.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Johanon's remarks centered on the fissures in society.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Over the first three weeks, the 49ers somehow maintained their balance as cracks and fissures formed all over their lineup.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissures
Noun
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The surrounding mountains are just pink rock piles sprouting cacti from their crevices.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Most vacuums are fit for the job with an attachment suited for getting into small crevices.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The spot was a chance to reframe the Prince of Wales' public image after years of headlines surrounding family rifts and the fallout from the departure of his brother, Prince Harry, and sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, from the royal fold in 2020.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Not just from the outside in but from our inside rifts.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There were some cutbacks that got out on us, and the toss cracks really were effective for them today.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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The city may have changed, but its shadows haven’t, and its oldest secrets still live between the cracks of its neighborhoods.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Fissures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissures. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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