loopholes

noun

plural of loophole
as in crevices

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loopholes
  1. crevices
  2. fissures
  3. slits
  4. crannies
  5. tears
  6. rifts
  7. breaches
  8. chinks
Noun
  • High-pressure washing can force water into seals and crevices, damage weatherstripping, and strip paint—especially on doors that are already showing signs of chipping or peeling.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Unapproved use of old cardboard pieces placed in underside crevices below the center prep table.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of crevices
Noun
  • On a historic square in Savannah, with live oaks cloaked in Spanish moss, Aaron Whitley, the Chatham County Democratic Party chair, says Ossoff has managed to transcend those fissures better than most.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Wilson explores these relational fissures throughout the novel but does not resolve them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of fissures
Noun
  • Female cicadas can cause minor damage to trees by creating slits in branches, leading to browning or drooping tips.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Side slits encourage airflow on hot, sticky days, and there are two for stashing small essentials.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of slits
Noun
  • This kit makes both jobs simple with tools for cleaning up to 15-foot vents with flexible rods, specialty brushes that fit inside lint traps, and tweezers to reach into all the nooks and crannies.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This annual festival is a love letter to the nooks and crannies of Iceland’s design scene.
    — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of crannies
Noun
  • At a memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, the king did not hide his tears.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Her thoughts would turn to her daughter, and the tears would just flow.
    — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of tears
Noun
  • But the war is deepening all these rifts and creating new ones.
    — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Harry and Meghan’s departure reflected both the larger struggle Black Brits and Americans face and the no-contact rifts that increasingly divide many families.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rifts
Noun
  • The other is a powerful exposé on the safety breaches that have caused deadly crashes and accidents on Boeing airplanes.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • These include criminal convictions for a wide range of offences, a ban by a sporting or professional body, or breaches of certain key football regulations, such as match-fixing.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaches
Noun
  • The book is, in fact, a sober, evenhanded analysis of a field that, until recently, had few chinks in its armor.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a fiery and impassioned offering that finds the veteran fully engaged and intent on proving no chinks have been left in his armor despite his tenuous back-and-forth with his Compton counterpart.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of chinks
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“Loopholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loopholes. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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