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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
Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
My friend has been equating the death of her pet to the death of my son, which has caused a major rift in our relationship.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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
Additionally, Vanderpump Rules will look back at the past decade of heartbreaks, friendship rifts and scandals with a retrospective special highlighting the past 11 seasons.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
My friend has been equating the death of her pet to the death of my son, which has caused a major rift in our relationship.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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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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As burnout has shown to affect women disproportionately to men, Kathy McCabe bridges a growing gap between productivity and overall employee satisfaction.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Millennials are stepping into leadership, Boomers remain invaluable mentors, Gen X continues to bridge gaps, and Gen Z is already influencing cultural shifts.Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The quake ruptured in the Mendocino fault zone, at the intersection of three tectonic plates.NBC News, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Hernández-Pachón, the youngest winner of Colombia’s national poetry prize, captures a community ruptured by violence, exemplified by two lovers caught in its churn.The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 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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Still, with the pitching shored up, Cashman has a whole lot more work to do, with holes at first base and third base and maybe center field.Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Paredes is only 25, and his absence opens up a hole at third base.Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The media landscape has fractured since then, with the rise of streaming services scrambling the old ways of doing business.Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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Terance Mann, who fractured the middle finger on his left hand in Tuesday’s game, will have surgery Thursday and will miss at least three weeks.Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 5 Dec. 2024
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That’s when the Magic first shared that All-Star Paolo Banchero had torn his right abdominal muscle against the Bulls the night prior on Oct. 30.Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Since then, she’s been torn between reclaiming her life story and coming to grips with the fact that some of her legions of followers might be paying attention for the wrong reasons.Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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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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The cuts will rend apart the truss section and send the pieces plunging into the river, unpinning the Dali.Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
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“Rift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rift. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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