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a deep, narrow opening or crack in an area of thick ice or rock
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Recent Examples of crevasse
The air cushion vehicle skimmed over crevasses but was grounded by even moderate winds, an all-too-common occurrence on the ice sheet.
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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
At the front of the convoy, ground-penetrating-radar specialists would scan the path ahead for crevasses.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
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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
At the front of the convoy, ground-penetrating-radar specialists would scan the path ahead for crevasses.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevasse
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When cultists butcher one of their families back on Earth, the emotional chasm between the two careens toward a deadly conclusion.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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She was moved, if still tentative about the chasm between her background and those of most Crossroads members.Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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The handheld attachment also comes with a crevice tool and dust brush for more precise cleaning.Clara McMahon, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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That is because the bacteria can hide in small crevices that water might not reach.Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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But then life did what life does, and all that youthful bravado leaked out through the lines in his face like steam through fissures in geothermal rock.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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These fissures in platforms have happened across the board.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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The season ended, the credits rolled, and I was tossed into the abyss of inessential programming.Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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The training slowly pulled him out of his psychological abyss.John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 19 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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And a deep cleft, like something left by a hatchet, above the bridge of my nose.Forrest Gander, The New York Review of Books, 12 Sep. 2024
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Inside Lebanon, the politicians who, together with Hezbollah, had driven the country into an economic ravine now began jockeying for power: Could Amal, the other main Shiite party, seize the advantage?Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Efforts were ongoing on Saturday morning to recover some of the bodies that had fallen into a ravine, a local government official who asked not to be named told Reuters.Reuters, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Book From $171 per night Crash Beside the Tennessee River in This Cozy Chattanooga Cabin with a Watchtower Soak up the Tennessee River Gorge’s grandeur from a pet-friendly waterfront cabin in the heart of this dramatic river canyon.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Still, an audience of about 30 gathered to sit and look out over the canyon.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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The message advised residents to steer clear of typically dry gorges or canals due to the risk of sudden flooding.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The national park was dedicated during a ceremony on Oct. 23 on the rim of one of its spectacular gorges.Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Crevasse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevasse. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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