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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
it was possible to peek through the rift in the fence and see the ball game
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as in to rupture
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Recent Examples of rift
Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The stars break their silence on friendship status after rift.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022
The police, unsurprisingly, started to fire tear gas canisters again, trying to rift and wedge the fleeing protesters.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Dec. 2019
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Noun
With the story picking up five years after the end of season one, a rift between Pedro Pascal's Joel Miller and Bella Ramsey's Ellie was tough to film.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The stars break their silence on friendship status after rift.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
However, the supercontinent began to rift and splinter in the late Triassic about 230 million years ago.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022
The police, unsurprisingly, started to fire tear gas canisters again, trying to rift and wedge the fleeing protesters.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rift
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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The budget also kicks the proverbial can down the road with respect to certain costs, most notably leading to an apparent $18 billion gap in 2029.—
Eric J. Gertler,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Solar power shows a smaller partisan gap, with Democrats preferring solar around 20 percentage points more than Republicans.—
Dilnaz Hasim,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And then these intense relationships that rupture all of a sudden, that's traumatizing.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The earthquake, which ruptured along the Sagaing Fault, was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock, and caused widespread damage.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
28 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
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Their current stairs are in poor condition, with layers of plywood covering holes and structural issues.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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This is a good thing, as a percentage of nylon, spandex, or polyester can help with shape retention and prevent holes from developing.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The recall was caused by the vehicles potentially having a rear axle horizontal mounting bolt that may fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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First baseman Tyler Black, the No. 6 prospect in the Brewers’ system was expected to open the season with Nashville but will instead miss the first 6-8 weeks of the season after fracturing the hamate bone in his right hand.—
Andrew Wagner,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Since becoming president again, Trump has publicly torn into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but also tried to pressure Russia's Vladimir Putin to accept a peace deal.—
Time,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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The roof was torn off at least one home in the McEwen area.—
Matthew Rehbein,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Seagull The season’s starriest show is Chekhov’s rending play about art, love and loss in a new version from Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier, with Ostermeier directing.—
Matt Wolf,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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In lesser hands, this might be one of those theatrical pieces that offers a nice excuse for actors to rend garments and gnash teeth onscreen — the sort of cinéma du Off-Broadway favored by microbudget indie directors and arthouse die-hards.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2024
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“Rift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rift. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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