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 The 18 Best Things To Do In Stuart, Florida Outdoor Adventures In Tequesta Coral Cove Park As its name suggests, this beachfront park has dramatic rock formations with pools and crevices that are home to marine life. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025 The large animals have a specialized cooling system: Mud, sparse fine hairs and wrinkles and crevices that help retain moisture, dissipate heat and regulate temperature. New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025 Plus, there’s a crevice tool and smaller hair screw tool attachments that can be used as a handheld vac to get pet hair in hard-to-reach places. Nena Farrell, Wired News, 3 May 2025 Make sure to cover every surface of the plant, especially on the undersides of leaves and in crevices between stems. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crevice
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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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  • But disagreements over competing proposals have created a deep rift among the three states in the river’s lower basin — California, Arizona and Nevada — and the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
  • Though much of the current tension revolves around policy disputes—over Iran, Gaza, and regional diplomacy—the personal rift between the two leaders began earlier.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025

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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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