1
as in fissures
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
a small rift opened in the earth's crust
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as in gaps
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
it was possible to peek through the rift in the fence and see the ball game
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Recent Examples of rifts
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
For a party that prides itself on diversity, the clashes have exacerbated fierce debates over identity politics and long-standing rifts between progressives and moderates.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
And that is causing problems and rifts between him and Senate Republicans.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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.
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Bob Herman,
STAT,
8 June 2026
And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.
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Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.
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Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
The carbon released by tectonic rifts may have had a larger role in driving major climate transitions than that released by tectonic convergences.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
The fallout from Batula and Wilson’s relationship caused some rifts in the friend group, and their exits were not entirely surprising.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
For a party that prides itself on diversity, the clashes have exacerbated fierce debates over identity politics and long-standing rifts between progressives and moderates.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
And that is causing problems and rifts between him and Senate Republicans.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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
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.
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Bob Herman,
STAT,
8 June 2026
And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.
—
Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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
The carbon released by tectonic rifts may have had a larger role in driving major climate transitions than that released by tectonic convergences.
—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifts
Noun
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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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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.
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The city also stands to face future budget gaps of over $7 billion next year and over $9 billion the year after, per City Hall’s numbers.
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 6th House of Work and Wellness, bringing attention to schedules, systems, health habits, chores, and process gaps.
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When ambitious young athlete Jamal (Stenline) enters her life and confronts the dangerous world around her, everything fractures.
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And Mary’s electric, palpably physical pursuit of justice becomes even more crucial in the final act, after a grotesque display of performative mockery toward Māori culture fractures the last remnants of civility present amid one of Cole’s lavish-yet-repulsive gatherings.
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From clever watermelon slicers to brushes designed to slide into tight crevices, shop more surprisingly useful gadgets below.
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In it, pieces of raw fish are put in the cracks, crevices, and folds of the skin of Zach Holmes, another of the new cast members, who is a large man.
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The Chileans drilled holes allowing workers to insert a camera and pinpoint his location.
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Plus, Hannah Vanbiber uncovers why World Cup players are cutting holes in their socks.
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Then, a scream ruptures the quiet.
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The boiling water creates intense thermal shock that instantly ruptures the plant's cell walls, melting its protective waxy coating and causing the foliage to collapse and dehydrate, effectively cooking the plant tissue.
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Carter further complicates things in last week’s episode, when he drunkly tears an animal mount off the wall during Oreana’s grandmother’s big party at the 10-Petal Ranch.
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As an example of how his platform would work, Wehmeyer pointed to processing insurance claims after a tornado tears through a house in Minnesota.
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The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout.
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Heupel spreads out his receivers in an attempt to spread out the defense, then gashes them with the run.
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“Rifts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifts. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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