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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Recent Examples of fissure
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.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 8 May 2025
This case exposes a wide fissure in the foundation.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Another 190 of those light strands create the slim fissure of lighting that connects and engulfs the headlamps.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
But without an enduring settlement for Ukraine, this would result in a long-term fissure in the Transatlantic alliance and even NATO.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 8 May 2025
This case exposes a wide fissure in the foundation.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Another 190 of those light strands create the slim fissure of lighting that connects and engulfs the headlamps.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
But without an enduring settlement for Ukraine, this would result in a long-term fissure in the Transatlantic alliance and even NATO.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fissure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fissure
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
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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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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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