rift
noun
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
has rifted
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present perfectof rift (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Heezen thinks that the Atlantic Ocean is a very old crack that has rifted over and over and grown 3,000 miles wide.
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