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
So, too, does the idea that a soccer coach could close fissures that even the well-meaning among career politicians have failed to seal.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2026
Some of these fissures are healing, but the relationship between Wilson and the organization, including key former teammates, is not helping his candidacy.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Seismic images of mid-ocean ridges typically show rough and jagged terrain, formed when lava oozes up into the cold ocean along faults or fissures and hardens suddenly into stone.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
These seemingly harmless fissures on the surface of a watermelon can indicate deeper problems that affect both taste and freshness.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026
Visitors can bike a 90-mile scenic route, explore volcanic fissures, or stop for classic diner fare like the Burger Queen Drive-In.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
People with irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, rectal bleeding, heart disease, or high blood pressure should also avoid the procedure, Hazan says.
—Erica Sweeney, Time, 11 May 2026
But there are fissures in the-- in the regime.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2026
Some of these fissures are healing, but the relationship between Wilson and the organization, including key former teammates, is not helping his candidacy.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Seismic images of mid-ocean ridges typically show rough and jagged terrain, formed when lava oozes up into the cold ocean along faults or fissures and hardens suddenly into stone.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
These seemingly harmless fissures on the surface of a watermelon can indicate deeper problems that affect both taste and freshness.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026
Visitors can bike a 90-mile scenic route, explore volcanic fissures, or stop for classic diner fare like the Burger Queen Drive-In.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
People with irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, rectal bleeding, heart disease, or high blood pressure should also avoid the procedure, Hazan says.
—Erica Sweeney, Time, 11 May 2026
But there are fissures in the-- in the regime.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissures
Noun
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Vacuum along baseboards, in mattress seams, and inside the crevices of upholstered furniture, too.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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The crevices may not be fully cleaned through the dishwasher.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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The shock departure deepens Starmer’s political woes, exposing cabinet rifts with the Treasury over defense priorities and fueling Labour unrest and speculation that his grip on power is slipping.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The breastfeeding billing battle UnitedHealthcare is cutting back on paying for lactation counseling, and the clinicians who provide those services are up in arms, another example of the deepening rifts between providers and insurers.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
8 June 2026
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Investigators found that initial structural failure spread to other elements of the pool deck and street-level parking garage and caused cracks to grow over the span of a few weeks, eventually unseating the southern edge of the pool deck slab from its supporting wall, the report said.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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London Climate Action Week, now in its eighth year, was designed as a waypoint between COP conferences, and a place to elevate the work of entrepreneurs and organizers that can sometimes fall through the cracks at diplomatic summits.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
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“Fissures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissures. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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