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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
it was possible to peek through the rift in the fence and see the ball game
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as in to rupture
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Recent Examples of rift
Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025
Political rifts Political divisions within the Latino community have also spurred turbulence and anxiety.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022
The police, unsurprisingly, started to fire tear gas canisters again, trying to rift and wedge the fleeing protesters.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Dec. 2019
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Noun
Toya is anxiously preparing for her brother Walter’s return from prison, hoping his homecoming will heal deep family rifts.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Jan. 2025
Political rifts Political divisions within the Latino community have also spurred turbulence and anxiety.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
However, the supercontinent began to rift and splinter in the late Triassic about 230 million years ago.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022
The police, unsurprisingly, started to fire tear gas canisters again, trying to rift and wedge the fleeing protesters.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rift
Noun
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The study provides unprecedented detail of the distribution of crevasses at different elevations of the ice sheet, and how the fissures and their distribution have been changing, Colgan said.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2025
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The fate of TikTok will determine the size of media and tech's deepening fissure.—
Hope King,
Axios,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There's a sizable gap back to Crushers' GC in fourth.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Even today, having to fight to be represented in magazines and museums, galleries, the price gap for Black art.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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One patient with an ectopic pregnancy said her care was delayed so long that her fallopian tubes ruptured.—
Kerry Meagher,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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With the October 7 attacks, however, that status was ruptured.—
Amos Harel,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Finding sand in every crevice of your home after the beach is a universal experience.—
Olivia Bria,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
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His own house is a virtuoso assemblage of warm and airy rooms slipped in among the crevices of Rustic Canyon.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The maritime archaeologist identified shell impact holes in the upper starboard of the hull’s ballast tank and significant battle damage to the base of the submarine’s conning tower.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Placing the tag on Holland could make some sense, but a $19.6 million price tag could be too rich for a Dolphins team that needs to shore up several holes.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While arms deals to Israel have historically been bipartisan, the war between Israel and Hamas fractured the Democratic Party as more progressive lawmakers vocally criticized Netanyahu’s wartime actions and called for more humanitarian assistance to Gaza.—
Rachel Schilke,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
5 Feb. 2025
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The impact fractured Jensen’s skull and caused bleeding in his brain.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, four snaps into his debut, that hope was extinguished as Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon and missed the remainder of his maiden campaign in New Jersey.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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This took us years and a lot of stress and sometimes tears.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In lesser hands, this might be one of those theatrical pieces that offers a nice excuse for actors to rend garments and gnash teeth onscreen — the sort of cinéma du Off-Broadway favored by microbudget indie directors and arthouse die-hards.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2024
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The cuts will rend apart the truss section and send the pieces plunging into the river, unpinning the Dali.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2024
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“Rift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rift. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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