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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
Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
This has caused a rift between Renee and Mark Brinkerhoff, her son and actual co-owner of those restaurants.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 10 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
Intra-party rifts and frustration consumed Democrats in Congress last week, as lawmakers raced to avert a government shutdown.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
This has caused a rift between Renee and Mark Brinkerhoff, her son and actual co-owner of those restaurants.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 10 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 process has exposed a major fissure between Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and other members and activists irate that the party isn’t doing more to try to stop Donald Trump.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Antisemitic conspiracy theories are flooding America's most popular pro-Trump podcasts, exposing deep political and moral fissures at the heart of the new MAGA coalition.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Supply chain bottlenecks and shortages of critical components—such as semiconductors and specialized machinery—have further driven up prices, highlighting the substantial gap between current book values and genuine replacement or reproduction costs.—
Mark Le Dain,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Liverpool midfielder then finds Alvarez in the gap between Nandez and Araujo.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The assault escalated with The Rock using a belt and Travis Scott delivering a slap that reportedly ruptured Rhodes's eardrum, requiring an earplug for Rhodes's subsequent entrance.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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An aneurysm can rupture and bleed, which can be fatal.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While cleaning floors is what first comes to mind when purchasing a new vacuum, this one is also a game changer for upholstery and vents thanks to its crevice tool and dust brush attachments.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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These brooms usually are lightweight and have angled heads to get into cracks and crevices.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bolster burn barrel safety: If burning is permitted in your area, ensure that all burn barrels have a weighted metal cover, complete with holes no larger than 3/4 of an inch.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Giants have holes and needs to address, and that’s with several young players expected to contribute.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bobby Templin’s thumb was fractured in January 2023 after a fight broke out at the Idaho State Correctional Center, south of Boise, where he was housed.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2025
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The drama begins when some understanding is fractured: an understanding between two people or two companies, or between an institution and a person within an institution.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, the 22-year-old tore his meniscus in that preseason game and underwent season-ending surgery in August.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Since then, he’s torn his ACL and turned 27, while the Niners have actively shed salary by cutting ties with several veteran starters.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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