as in chasm
a deep, narrow opening or crack in an area of thick ice or rock
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Recent Examples of crevasse
The results show that crevasses grew significantly wider between 2016 and 2021.
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Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Driven by 20 mushers and more than 150 dogs, the relay of sled teams navigated a blizzard, hidden crevasses in the snow and ice, and the continual darkness of the Arctic winter.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
But 15 years later Sjögren is a sorry sight, wrinkled with crevasses and sagging in the middle.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
Glacier crevasses are ever more prevalent as the ice shrinks and shifts.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Driven by 20 mushers and more than 150 dogs, the relay of sled teams navigated a blizzard, hidden crevasses in the snow and ice, and the continual darkness of the Arctic winter.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
But 15 years later Sjögren is a sorry sight, wrinkled with crevasses and sagging in the middle.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
Glacier crevasses are ever more prevalent as the ice shrinks and shifts.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crevasse
Noun
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But with a widening chasm in the trans-Atlantic relationship, the Russia that emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union has been given a big opportunity.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The anger in the Democratic Party, however, is far wider than just the Schumer-Jeffries chasm, with many in the base — largely progressives, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) — up in arms over Schumer’s decision to back the spending bill.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Williams loves that the three-in-one (stick, handheld, or high-reach) can easily convert to make the most of the crevice tool, combination dusting brush, and upholstery tool.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2025
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There's a flexible hose to nab hard-to-reach messes, a transparent crevice tool for corners and sofa cushions, as well as a dust brush to loosen hair and dust from upholstery.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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In total, Microsoft has invested $13.75 billion in the startup, but more recently, fissures in the relationship between the two companies have begun to show.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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The fissure of the volcanic eruption had broken through protective barriers around the town of Grindavik, and had reached 1,200 meters, or nearly 4,000 feet, in length.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Ali has no choice but to look into the abyss of his own soul.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Then the other shoe drops, and the rest of Warfare is a head-first dive into the abyss as bullets rain, blood flows, and any respite feels increasingly out of reach.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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But today, the most important political cleft is not the fading distinction between right and left, but the rising conflict between liberal and illiberal, democratic and autocratic.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many birth defects are treatable; orofacial clefts and some heart defects, for example, can be corrected with surgery.—
Almut Winterstein,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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As was common all over the Florida Gulf Coast, the road nearby was lined with a canyon of refrigerators and cabinets and other household items ruined by the flood waters and left out by the curb for the city to haul away.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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In January, thousands of portraits still at Adelaide were breathtakingly close to the Palisades Fire, which burned nearly all the homes on the other side of the canyon.—
Michael Slenske,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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This scenic gorge captivates in winter, when water rushing over the vertical cliff walls freezes into a silent, crystal cathedral of blue-and-white icicles.—
Lisa Kadane,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
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Visitors can get a great tour of the park via the 83-mile scenic drive that offers stunning views of the river and its gorge around every twist and turn of the three-hour journey.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Crevasse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevasse. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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