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cleft

noun

ˈkleft

Definition of cleft

as in fissure

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure my fishing line managed to get wedged in a cleft in the rocks

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Recent Examples of cleft Reaching the beach requires descending a narrow ladder through a cleft in the rock, making the arrival nearly as memorable as the snorkeling itself. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026 From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots. — Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026 Along with the Antwerp Six, Martin Margiela put the small Belgian city of Antwerp on the international fashion radar, founding his house in 1988 and introducing cleft-toed boots, deconstructed clothes and all-white stores to the fashion lexicon. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026 Apparently growing out of the cleft between her breasts was a large mauve orchid. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cleft

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In 1999, Glück imagined a creation story of sorts, describing small worlds that appeared in the fissures of a larger, shattered one.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The research reveals a fissure between how brand marketers measure the impact of personalization and how consumers experience its value.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fissure

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Instead, fog clung to every nook and crevice of the glacial hulks surrounding us.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
The Tanana River in the background is flowing high, and most of the area between the river and the Bluff sparkles as sun rays glisten on the thousands of small pools and ponds that fill every dip and crevice in the land surface.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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