as in abysses
an immeasurable depth or space
a chasm in the ocean floor
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Recent Examples of chasms
By the middle of 2023, the cracks started turning into chasms.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
As is often true of an Allbee play, cracks in the veneer open into chasms of striving, desire, betrayal and raw revelation.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
While there has been a good amount of movement, there are still some wide chasms on a few key issues, sources caution.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
Gaping construction holes may be eyesores for visitors, but to those of us who live and work in Central Indiana these chasms represent our future — projects that will infuse Indianapolis with new life.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
Those chasms would widen dramatically over the next decade, leading to Waters’ exit and Gilmour’s control of the band.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
But what Lincoln understood was that the practice of giving thanks could bridge chasms that politics and war had torn open.
—Cardinal Blase Cupich, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
Between 2004 and 2023, the researchers estimate that nearly 120,000 people were displaced as their homes collapsed into these expanding chasms.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
Some feature suspension bridges that cross chasms or waterfalls, and others end with a zip line back to terra firma.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
As is often true of an Allbee play, cracks in the veneer open into chasms of striving, desire, betrayal and raw revelation.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
While there has been a good amount of movement, there are still some wide chasms on a few key issues, sources caution.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
Gaping construction holes may be eyesores for visitors, but to those of us who live and work in Central Indiana these chasms represent our future — projects that will infuse Indianapolis with new life.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
Those chasms would widen dramatically over the next decade, leading to Waters’ exit and Gilmour’s control of the band.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
But what Lincoln understood was that the practice of giving thanks could bridge chasms that politics and war had torn open.
—Cardinal Blase Cupich, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
Between 2004 and 2023, the researchers estimate that nearly 120,000 people were displaced as their homes collapsed into these expanding chasms.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
Some feature suspension bridges that cross chasms or waterfalls, and others end with a zip line back to terra firma.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chasms
Noun
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Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Local villages are actively monitoring the oceans and reefs in their environment, and backlash to a recent plan from a billionaire Australian to build a giant plant to incinerate rubbish in Fiji was loud and well organized, says Singh.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Scientists at the Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes in China have developed microscopic material that can hunt for uranium ions in oceans or wastewater.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Chasms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chasms. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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