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
The trick to creating a lush landscape that’s overflowing with blooms and color is to add trailing plants that will fill in all the nooks and crannies.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Concentrated apple cider syrup is drizzled over this poke loaf to fill up all the little nooks and crannies with big apple flavor.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
There are incredible views of the valley below from every nook and cranny of the garden, the dining terraces, and west-facing bedrooms.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
The sensation is of walking into a bayou junk shop that’s been abandoned and left to flower, and within and around these verdant crannies, Tsimring conjures a literal electric storm.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Concentrated apple cider syrup is drizzled over this poke loaf to fill up all the little nooks and crannies with big apple flavor.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
There are incredible views of the valley below from every nook and cranny of the garden, the dining terraces, and west-facing bedrooms.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
The sensation is of walking into a bayou junk shop that’s been abandoned and left to flower, and within and around these verdant crannies, Tsimring conjures a literal electric storm.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranny
Noun
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Thyme can survive in small crevices.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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In other words, the Oulu team wanted to know if a bumblebee was smart enough to move a Styrofoam ball under a blue disk, climb on top of it, and reach into a crevice to drink the sugary treat inside.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Noun
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So, too, does the idea that a soccer coach could close fissures that even the well-meaning among career politicians have failed to seal.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
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“Cranny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranny. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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