as in crevice
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
one climbing shoe got wedged into a cranny on the face of the cliff
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Recent Examples of cranny
When the cameras start rolling, players leap into an outdoor arena to hide their team’s flag, then scramble to reveal the enemy’s location by controlling radar towers and scouring the map’s multitude of hidden nooks and crannies.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 June 2025
Josh Hart did not know the answer, nor did others inside the New York Knicks who have scrutinized the team’s nooks and crannies all season.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Each level is also absolutely crawling with secret collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies, which often tease you with a glimpse through a hole in some impassable wall or rock formation.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
It can be used in wand mode or as a handheld vac with the option to attach the duster crevice tool for cleaning tight nooks and crannies.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 June 2025
Josh Hart did not know the answer, nor did others inside the New York Knicks who have scrutinized the team’s nooks and crannies all season.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Each level is also absolutely crawling with secret collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies, which often tease you with a glimpse through a hole in some impassable wall or rock formation.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
It can be used in wand mode or as a handheld vac with the option to attach the duster crevice tool for cleaning tight nooks and crannies.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranny
Noun
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With four different brush heads this tool can tackle grout, tile and all of the dirty crevices in your bathroom.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Slither Release date: March 31, 2006 Cast: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker Another weird and wacky tale from the front-end of Gunn's career, Slither is the tale of a small town turned alien parasite hive that seeps into every corner and crevice of the once-peaceful place.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Walter talks about developing the character of his protagonist’s son-in-law, whose right-wing politics are one of the causes of the family’s fissure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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How that fissure affects DOGE is yet to be seen, but the White House has already requested $45 million in funding for the group’s operations next year, an Office of Management and Budget document shows.—
William Turton,
ProPublica,
10 June 2025
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“Cranny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/cranny. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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