Thesaurus results for FISSURES

fissures

noun

plural of fissure

as in crevices

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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Recent Examples of fissures Once moored, a boardwalk leads through old-growth forest to the fault itself, where ocean water is drawn in, heated up high and released through fissures in the rock. — Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, including in Veraguas province, large fissures ran along roadways. — Aris Mariota, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Groundwater steadily rises through fissures in the limestone bedrock, providing the spring with a constant flow of pristine water. — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026 Allegations expose fissures within SEIU Two law firms conducted separate investigations into Regan’s behavior at SEIU California, an umbrella group consisting of 17 local service unions. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Back home, though, McKoon keeps getting reminders of the fissures inside his own party. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026 But beyond that, the anti-Houthi coalition must finally address the fissures that continue to tear it apart and agree on a credible political vision for resolving the Yemeni conflict. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 But craters and debris from billions of years of impacts covered many of these fissures, said lead study author Gaku Nishiyama, a planetary scientist at the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research in Berlin. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 However, a single compound cannot easily squeeze into tight internal fissures while also binding to wide open surfaces. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

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Focus on the undersides of the leaves since aphids often hide out in those crevices.

— Jane Kim, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
Just like crevices in window frames, openings in door and window screens can invite a plethora of pests inside.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of crevices

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There’s a Christian minister, Michael Hare, who’s also a consultant to churches experiencing those rifts.

— Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Recounting the disappearance of his sister Jade 20 years earlier, this text threatens to expose the lies, secrets and rifts within a group of friends bound forever by tragic events.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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