as in crevice
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
lava flows up through a fissure in the earth's crust
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Antisemitic conspiracy theories are flooding America's most popular pro-Trump podcasts, exposing deep political and moral fissures at the heart of the new MAGA coalition.
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Zachary Basu, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Bake until the center of the cake rises, forming deep fissures on the surface, and a toothpick inserted at the center comes out with a few crumbs attached, 55 to 60 minutes.
—Christopher Kimball, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
But once the splintering starts, Wille explained, the concrete’s degradation accelerates, as the fissures expose pyrrhotite to more moisture and oxygen.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
After a brief swarm of earthquakes, a series of fissures opened in the floor of the Halema'uma'u caldera, producing lava fountains and flows that have now crept along the caldera floor.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Zachary Basu, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Bake until the center of the cake rises, forming deep fissures on the surface, and a toothpick inserted at the center comes out with a few crumbs attached, 55 to 60 minutes.
—Christopher Kimball, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
But once the splintering starts, Wille explained, the concrete’s degradation accelerates, as the fissures expose pyrrhotite to more moisture and oxygen.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
After a brief swarm of earthquakes, a series of fissures opened in the floor of the Halema'uma'u caldera, producing lava fountains and flows that have now crept along the caldera floor.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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