GREAT DIVIDE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

great divide

noun

Definition of great divide

as in death

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities many religions claim to know what happens after we cross the great divide

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Recent Examples of great divide Now, the conversation around golf’s great divide has flared up again. — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 Society has been rocked in the past seven days by comedy and politics, by debates about authoritarianism and free speech, and by a reckoning about the great divide across the United States. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 And that isn’t even close to the scariest part when considering what might resume being a great divide between the Padres and Dodgers the rest of the regular season (and possibly in the postseason). — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 The league title might already be in the bag for one of them, or even a dark horse that doesn’t come from either side of Spanish football’s great divide. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for great divide

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The Kern County Coroner’s office will determine his cause of death, Hardy said.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Following her death, Trail dismembered Loofe’s body to avoid getting caught.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of death

Noun

One factor that could also affect air travel is the demise of Spirit Airlines, which went out of business in early May.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
An ancient family The mass extinction that caused the dinosaurs’ demise may have created an environment for the king-size fungus to evolve and thrive, according to the study.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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Finn Gomez / Getty Voters in more than three dozen states will determine the fate of nearly 150 ballot measures on Election Day that will shape local policy on a wide range of issues.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
There’s this connection between Americans’ lack of control right now and leaving their fates in the hands of others.

— Maria Bamford, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

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