1
: a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
built a bridge over the chasm
2
: a marked division, separation, or difference
the chasm between the rich and the poor
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a chasm in the ocean floor
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However, the vast chasm between Silicon Valley’s agile ethos and the current state of public-sector operations makes this transformation improbable.
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Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Blackwood’s performance aside, the chasm between the Sharks and the NHL’s elite teams remains wide, a fact not aided by San Jose’s sometimes tentative play.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Despite the intellectual and ideological chasm separating the viral aestheticians of the trad right and the artists exhibiting in TriBeCa and Kreuzberg, contemporary art is in the midst of its own eclectic historicist turn.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Whether Sasse’s indifference to the rankings led to his resignation is unclear, but the chasm between the president and the board of trustees seemed to develop as the university’s rankings status became more tenuous.
—Stephanie Saul, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
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Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Blackwood’s performance aside, the chasm between the Sharks and the NHL’s elite teams remains wide, a fact not aided by San Jose’s sometimes tentative play.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Despite the intellectual and ideological chasm separating the viral aestheticians of the trad right and the artists exhibiting in TriBeCa and Kreuzberg, contemporary art is in the midst of its own eclectic historicist turn.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Whether Sasse’s indifference to the rankings led to his resignation is unclear, but the chasm between the president and the board of trustees seemed to develop as the university’s rankings status became more tenuous.
—Stephanie Saul, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Chasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chasm. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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chasm
noun
: a deep split or gap in the earth
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