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chasm

[kaz-uhm] / ˈkæz əm /


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It is through language that we, as humans, traverse the chasm separating us from one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Some of those eagerly sought to enlighten their charges, while a few others grew to see – or claimed to see – an unbridgeable chasm between the ivory tower and mass cultural aspiration.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

If Spurs players are struggling to cope with the threat of relegation, the two-point gap to West Ham United with only six games left may suddenly feel like a chasm.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“There is just a chasm between the U.S. and Iran.”

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I think of the future I thought I was going to have and the one yawning in front of me like a chasm.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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