crevice

as in fissure
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure steam escaped from a long crevice in the volcano

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Recent Examples of crevice When a person leaves the beach, the sand often sticks to their skin, gets tucked into clothing crevices, and may even be deposited in food or drink items. Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025 Levoit also recommends opening the air purifier every few weeks and vacuuming the filter with a crevice attachment. Clint Davis, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025 These strips are pretty comfortable to wear as well, not overly stiff and easy to manipulate around your nose and tuck into crevices. Daley Quinn, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025 In simulated rain tests, droplets of water were held in the tile's crevices, but not absorbed into the material, resulting in even more effective cooling. New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crevice
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Noun
  • But his return to center stage—or at least his self-invitation to it—is showing the fissures in a party that hasn’t fully decided if Biden is friend or foe, the party elder who stepped aside or the has-been who didn’t know when to exit.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 8 May 2025
  • This case exposes a wide fissure in the foundation.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • The attacks on the wartime capital, where thousands have taken refuge, has caused shockwaves in Sudan and deepened its rift with the United Arab Emirates.
    Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 6 May 2025
  • Prince Harry said that the security issue is bigger than the rift with his family.
    Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 May 2025

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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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