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
Geologists attribute the river’s mysterious delay to the water passing through exceedingly small crevasses in the rock that slow its flow.
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Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
Octopuses typically hunt by feel, stealthily sticking their tentacles into crevasses to feel, taste, and flush out prey such as crustaceans, snails, and small fish.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Unlike dogs, rats can wriggle through the cracks and crevasses of a container ship.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Never mind that no one had ever built a nuclear locomotive or run rails through tunnels crossing constantly shifting crevasses.
—Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
Octopuses typically hunt by feel, stealthily sticking their tentacles into crevasses to feel, taste, and flush out prey such as crustaceans, snails, and small fish.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Unlike dogs, rats can wriggle through the cracks and crevasses of a container ship.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Never mind that no one had ever built a nuclear locomotive or run rails through tunnels crossing constantly shifting crevasses.
—Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevasse
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The departures widen the chasm with Europe, where companies are pushed to adopt stricter climate targets and increase disclosures of climate risks.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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In November, a chasm opened in the middle of one of the most popular online reading spaces.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
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Use the floor brush for stairs, the crevice tool for windowsills and couch cushions, and the dusting brush for dusty surfaces.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Bake on the lower rack for 15 to 18 minutes, until brown in the highest spots and golden in the crevices.—
Kelly Brant,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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The issue has already brought to light fissures within the party.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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It was heralded by a swarm of earthquakes, and then the opening of fissures in the floor of the Halema'uma'u caldera.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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The fact that frantic diplomatic officials and business leaders managed to convince Petro to turn back from the abyss highlights the degree to which the Colombian economy is dependent on exports to the United States.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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And, while everyone else was distracted by pandemics and politics and TikTok, the cold, skeletal hand of time pulled the millennials into the abyss.—
Alex Baia,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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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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California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.—
Virginia Iglesias,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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Tucked into a box canyon in the San Juan Mountains, Telluride, Colorado, is best known for its epic skiing and annual film festival.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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But with gusts clocked at 59 mph, the fire quickly started pushing a shower of sparks across the canyon.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The phenomenon results from rapid tidal currents squeezing between two gorges, making the water rush as quickly and dramatically as, well, a waterfall, only horizontally.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia New River Gorge National Park packs an adventurous punch in its svelte 73,000 acres, protecting 53 miles of the class IV New River and the steep, rocky gorge around it.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Crevasse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevasse. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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