as in crevice
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
lava flows up through a fissure in the earth's crust
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The fissure over transgender issues stretches beyond the walls of the Capitol building.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Obviously its most defining feature is its facade, which looks almost like an earthquake has opened up a fissure in the building.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
About 75 percent of gold mined on Earth comes from deposits found in the fissures of quartz, per the paper.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
The death penalty exposes the cracks and fissures amongst liberals and progressives.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Obviously its most defining feature is its facade, which looks almost like an earthquake has opened up a fissure in the building.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
About 75 percent of gold mined on Earth comes from deposits found in the fissures of quartz, per the paper.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
The death penalty exposes the cracks and fissures amongst liberals and progressives.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fissure
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“Fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fissure. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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