fissures
- plural of fissure.
Example Sentences
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As Hass delicately puts it, “The open divergences between Washington and its partners over the war’s legitimacy, execution, and fallout have exposed fissures that risk metastasizing to other issue areas over time.”
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
He’s doing this in a way that exposes serious fissures within his own party?
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
Early activity involved lava spreading out from fissures in the ground, while later eruptions came from more focused vents that built cone shaped features.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
The SDF had long shown fissures among the Kurdish, Arab and other factions that made up its force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
“And there’s a heart shape here in the center, but it’s got little fissures in it.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
