as in chasm
a deep, narrow opening or crack in an area of thick ice or rock
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Recent Examples of crevasse
Glaciers are becoming increasingly unstable, more rock and sediment tumbles from them and crevasses grow faster.
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
The air cushion vehicle skimmed over crevasses but was grounded by even moderate winds, an all-too-common occurrence on the ice sheet.
—Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Corley hiked up an Icelandic glacier called Vatnajökull to record a crevasse.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Loading your audio article Cuban tree frogs can hide in your toilet, in your gutters, in crevasses around your yard.
—Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
The air cushion vehicle skimmed over crevasses but was grounded by even moderate winds, an all-too-common occurrence on the ice sheet.
—Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Corley hiked up an Icelandic glacier called Vatnajökull to record a crevasse.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Loading your audio article Cuban tree frogs can hide in your toilet, in your gutters, in crevasses around your yard.
—Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
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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.Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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The tower also hides the attachment tools (crevice and combination tools).Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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As a smooth surface without crevices or grout, wallpaper is an easy-to-live-with finish that still delivers a powerful visual punch.Jamie Gold, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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On a recent Iceland expedition with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions, my family, including my then six-year-old son, witnessed the horizon glow orange as a volcanic fissure erupted in the Reykjanes Peninsula.Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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Russia likely would try to deepen these fissures and sow further doubts, prompting some European countries to hedge, distancing themselves from the West.Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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So what if her husband, Bill, is hovering on the edge of the abyss of Alzheimer’s?Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Accused of stealing a backpack in the Bronx in 2010, Browder was dropped into an abyss of bureaucracy and neglect.Jelani Cobb, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Now that she’s become well known not only for her art and fashion, but for being a cleft advocate, speaking around the country about her experience with a cleft lip and palate, Glasses has been traveling a lot for personal appearances, which leaves precious little time for weaving.Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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This bacteria is commonly carried in the nostrils, between the legs, in the armpits, and in the cleft between the buttocks.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
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This week's episode, which aired on TV Wednesday and was available to Paramount+ subscribers Thursday morning, saw competitors cross an arctic lake in kayaks and hold their bodyweight to cross a ravine in a zipline-style challenge.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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From there, a bridge spans a short ravine into one of the lushest and most wooded portions of the trail.Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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One of the coolest hikes within the park is Mosaic Canyon, which leads hikers into a narrow canyon with smooth, steep walls.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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To dig deeper into the park, consider trekking through The Narrows, a slot canyon where the walls of Zion Canyon rise 1,000 feet up while pinching to 30 feet wide at certain points.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
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Together, the duo must overcome international politics to safeguard the outside world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within the titular gorge.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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But after a mishap and with the unseen evil lurking in the depths below, the budding romance morphs into a rescue mission when Levi falls into the gorge and Drasa dives in to the abyss to try and save him.Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Crevasse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevasse. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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