as in chasm
a deep, narrow opening or crack in an area of thick ice or rock
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Recent Examples of crevasse
Driven by 20 mushers and more than 150 dogs, the relay of sled teams navigated a blizzard, hidden crevasses in the snow and ice, and the continual darkness of the Arctic winter.
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David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
But 15 years later Sjögren is a sorry sight, wrinkled with crevasses and sagging in the middle.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
Glacier crevasses are ever more prevalent as the ice shrinks and shifts.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The pothole Brenda had seen was on its way to becoming a crevasse.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
But 15 years later Sjögren is a sorry sight, wrinkled with crevasses and sagging in the middle.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
Glacier crevasses are ever more prevalent as the ice shrinks and shifts.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The pothole Brenda had seen was on its way to becoming a crevasse.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevasse
Noun
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Therein lies the problem — the two factors that create the wide chasm between Category A and Category C restaurants in Charlotte.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Broncos did not lose because of a huge chasm between Nix and Josh Allen.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This ornamental thyme can be used to fill in the sandy spaces between stepping stones or crevices in rock walls.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2025
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Included is a dust brush to remove pet fur from furniture, and a crevice tool to get in between couch cushions and work along corners.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The company’s drillers then inject water into the well, prying open the stone fissures and creating an artificial reservoir.—
Alexander C. Kaufman,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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President Trump’s endorsement of Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) for Florida governor is revealing fissures among the state’s Republicans in a state that has become the center of the GOP universe.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
25 Feb. 2025
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Ali has no choice but to look into the abyss of his own soul.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Then the other shoe drops, and the rest of Warfare is a head-first dive into the abyss as bullets rain, blood flows, and any respite feels increasingly out of reach.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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But today, the most important political cleft is not the fading distinction between right and left, but the rising conflict between liberal and illiberal, democratic and autocratic.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many birth defects are treatable; orofacial clefts and some heart defects, for example, can be corrected with surgery.—
Almut Winterstein,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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Baboons respond with sharp warning cries that echo through the ravine.—
Julia Eskins,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As was common all over the Florida Gulf Coast, the road nearby was lined with a canyon of refrigerators and cabinets and other household items ruined by the flood waters and left out by the curb for the city to haul away.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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In January, thousands of portraits still at Adelaide were breathtakingly close to the Palisades Fire, which burned nearly all the homes on the other side of the canyon.—
Michael Slenske,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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Thrill seekers and novice hikers alike will get the best views of the gorge, river, and waterfalls from the 80-foot-high suspension bridge.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Murphy proved her adventurous spirit in Zimbabwe, taking on the gorge swing — a 70-meter free fall over the Zambezi River at Victoria Falls.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Crevasse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevasse. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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