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fissure

noun

ˈfi-shər

Definition of fissure

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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Recent Examples of fissure The pitched and often emotional vote over Proposition 40 exposed deep fissures in the state party over how to respond to growing grassroots anger over wealth inequality. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Another fissure appeared, slicing a haphazard path through its pale-blue heart. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026 While effective in winning the war, the new government faced social and political fissures in the postwar period. — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 Diggins’ absence from the court and the Sky’s ongoing lack of success seemed to set the table for an early fissure midway through the first season of her two-way deal. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fissure

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Unapproved use of old cardboard pieces placed in underside crevices below the center prep table.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Use a vacuum hose or crevice tool to reach the bottom corners of the interior.

— Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 17 Aug. 2026

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This emotional rift is deeper than just the family’s disagreements about what to grow and how, encompassing the brutal history of genocide and displacement that is embedded deep in America’s agricultural history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
The alleged rift between King Charles and Prince William continues to widen.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2026

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