1
: a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
built a bridge over the chasm
2
: a marked division, separation, or difference
the chasm between the rich and the poor
Examples of chasm in a Sentence
a chasm in the ocean floor
Recent Examples on the Web
Narrowing that chasm means reprioritizing your clit in bed.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 June 2024
That could widen even further the chasm in understanding between his voters and Britain’s asylum seekers, experts fear.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 June 2024
In the real estate brokerage industry, as in the housing market — where median home prices are now six times the median American income and a majority of American renters are spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities — there is a chasm between the haves and have-nots.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
More broadly, the survey shows the wide—perhaps impossibly so—chasm between Trump and Biden supporters on the cultural flashpoints that color so many choices in our lives.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 June 2024
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 June 2024
That could widen even further the chasm in understanding between his voters and Britain’s asylum seekers, experts fear.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 June 2024
In the real estate brokerage industry, as in the housing market — where median home prices are now six times the median American income and a majority of American renters are spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities — there is a chasm between the haves and have-nots.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
More broadly, the survey shows the wide—perhaps impossibly so—chasm between Trump and Biden supporters on the cultural flashpoints that color so many choices in our lives.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 June 2024
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“Chasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chasm. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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chasm
noun
: a deep split or gap in the earth
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