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
Israel's devastating attack on Gaza, which has killed more than 62,000 Palestinians, including over 18,000 children, is exposing deep ideological fissures on the American Right.
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Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Vegetation also can conceal deep fissures and cracks.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 percent of the country’s seismic activity, including glowing fissures that splinter the landscape for up to 2 miles.
—Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Militia groups have always been relatively splintered, but the insurrection exacerbated the fissures.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the redistricting battle has also created fissures within the GOP, some of whom are against midcycle redistricting.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
Over eons, water dissolved the calcium carbonate, etching deep fissures and caverns into the stone.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Instead of treating China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as an inexorable bloc, the United States and its allies should work to loosen their ties by exploiting the fissures that the war in Ukraine has concealed.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Vegetation also can conceal deep fissures and cracks.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 percent of the country’s seismic activity, including glowing fissures that splinter the landscape for up to 2 miles.
—Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Militia groups have always been relatively splintered, but the insurrection exacerbated the fissures.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the redistricting battle has also created fissures within the GOP, some of whom are against midcycle redistricting.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
Over eons, water dissolved the calcium carbonate, etching deep fissures and caverns into the stone.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Instead of treating China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as an inexorable bloc, the United States and its allies should work to loosen their ties by exploiting the fissures that the war in Ukraine has concealed.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissures
Noun
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Remove the cushions and vacuum both sides and the crevices where the back and sides join.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pests can make their way into these small crevices easily, so keeping your appliances clean and free of food will prevent bugs from feasting in your kitchen.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Later level and Ankou rifts (secret battle stages) require adept knowledge of the game’s overlapping combat systems.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Establishing ground rules ahead of time can hopefully help avoid hurt feelings, which can grow into deeper rifts over time and have negative effects on children and potentially rob them of a fruitful relationship with their grandparents.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But Phillies fans would be positively irate if their team let Schwarber slip through the cracks.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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If not, those cracks will have been deepened by neglect.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Fissures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissures. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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