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
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.
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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
Smashing cucumbers may sound like a bad idea, but the technique creates cracks and fissures that allows the veggie to soak up all the dressing from skin to core.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
Once in San Diego, the gears switch back to the fissures in the domestic relationships, specifically Danny and Nia.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 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
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
Smashing cucumbers may sound like a bad idea, but the technique creates cracks and fissures that allows the veggie to soak up all the dressing from skin to core.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
Once in San Diego, the gears switch back to the fissures in the domestic relationships, specifically Danny and Nia.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissures
Noun
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Tiny hangers-on are tucked into pockets and cavort in crevices.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Divers have been pushing through tight crevices, with little light or air, and the constant risk that the weather could deteriorate and again flood the cave that rescuers have worked relentlessly to drain.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
Noun
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And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From a clinical perspective, these shortages have real consequences — long waits, days in an emergency room waiting for a psychiatric bed to open and conditions that worsen while people fall through the cracks.—
Cathryn Nacario,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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This has been a persistent, ongoing leak caused by cracks in the PrK transfer tunnel which connects to the Russian Zvezda service module.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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“Fissures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissures. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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