great divide

noun

Definition of great dividenext
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 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 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 The great divide between industrial manufacturing and traditional craftsmanship is widely lamented among aesthetes. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 June 2026 Understanding that, despite their attempts at reconciliation, the great divide between the Peaches and the Plums remains unwavering, Pinky does the Lord’s work to bring the entire cast together for a night of innocent fun. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for great divide
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  1. death
  2. demise
  3. fate
  4. passing
  5. doom
Noun
  • Benning's cause of death was a fatal combination of a large amount of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, medical examiners testified during Taylor's trial.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of death
Noun
  • Windows Central, however, notes that the demise of the Surface Go is not related to the RAM crunch.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • But the spirit in which the challenge was launched was admirable and rooted in the fierce competitiveness that both made the SWC fun and perpetuated its demise.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of demise
Noun
  • In stoppage time, Romelu Lukaku tacked on the final goal to seal the Americans’ fate.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • France and Russia were now allies, and Prussia was largely left to its fate.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of fate
Noun
  • Meanwhile, some extra passing clouds allow heat to build up in the San Joaquin Valley during the overnight hours.
    — Sean Macaday July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • Alan Greenspan’s passing is useful not as the subject of my column, but as a marker of an era when many professionals believed large institutions could absorb volatility on their behalf.
    — Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of passing
Noun
  • So, this means that TikTok has become more than a platform for doom-scrolling or dance choreography.
    — Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The Rat Queen is Riley Pinkerton, mild-mannered doom priestess and Brooklyn artist, whose musical and visual dreams fuel her band’s raging odyssey.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026
Definition of doom

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“Great divide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20divide. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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