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
In these seemingly inhuman terrains, the figure coyly persists: a woman’s profile appears along the sheer side of a craggy peak; another’s eye peeks out from a crevasse.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Dana Isherwood fell into a deep crevasse during a practice climb.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Those who tried to run were hit by ice chunks or knocked into crevasses hundreds of feet deep.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Practice showing trust and gratitude to the universe and allow these good vibrations to resonate deep into the crevasses of your spirit.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Dana Isherwood fell into a deep crevasse during a practice climb.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Those who tried to run were hit by ice chunks or knocked into crevasses hundreds of feet deep.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
Practice showing trust and gratitude to the universe and allow these good vibrations to resonate deep into the crevasses of your spirit.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevasse
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Having just driven from Portland, Ore., to Seattle in the wee hours of the morning, Castro was contending with a central theme of her album in real time: the chasm between her dreams and the limits of her corporeal form.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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The difference in revenue between Bodø/Glimt and Spurs shows the financial chasm between the clubs.—
Robert Kidd,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The vacuum also comes with a crevice tool to target curtains, upholstery, and more.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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These included an extension wand and crevice tool, wide standard head, smaller upholstery tool, dusting brush, battery, charger, and mount.—
Stewart Savin,
Architectural Digest,
20 May 2025
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That’s still true in the fully postindustrial parts of the city, though in a way that bespeaks new fissures.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
21 May 2025
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Volcanic eruptions typically occur when magma below a volcano surges into subsurface pockets called magma chambers, then escapes to the surface through vents and fissures.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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She’s headed back into the abyss and that cycle of suffering and escape and return that’s moved and frustrated viewers across the years.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Technology was seen as both salvation and abyss, a force capable of transcending human limits, but also one that could eclipse the human altogether.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The group of four were scaling the Early Winters Spires, jagged peaks split by a cleft that is popular with climbers in the North Cascade Range, about 160 miles northeast of Seattle.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 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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The cyclist was helped from the ravine and emergency services transported him on a stretcher to the hospital.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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For a time from the late 1880s, Redondo Beach, with its steep, deep offshore canyon, did a brisk trade as a port for lumber to build L.A.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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If your summer vacation plans include exploring sandstone canyons, watching wildlife or gawking at geothermal wonders, this may not be the year to do so at a national park.—
Ruffin Prevost,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Some of the most photogenic stops include Cathedral Falls, a roadside cascade 20 minutes from Fayetteville that spills like a silver ribbon into a mossy gorge; and Valley Falls, a local favorite south of Fairmont with broad rocky ledges ideal for picnicking or dipping your toes.—
West Virginia Tourism,
AFAR Media,
9 May 2025
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The gifted pair play snipers on either side of a gorge that holds, well, something terrifying.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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“Crevasse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevasse. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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