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
But with the aid of a half-decayed video recording of a performance in Amsterdam, a few vinyl albums, assorted monitors and a cast that seems to straddle a great divide, all the major players from 47 years ago are present and accounted for.
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Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The election of Donald Trump highlights a great divide in the energy paths chosen by the U.S., China, and the EU, the three great powers that together account for over half the world’s GDP.
—Scott W. Tinker, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
Recalling these moments reminds us to ask the questions that can help bridge rather than avoid the great divides of our time.
—Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
As the August Bank Holiday weekend approached the U.K. industry was abuzz with rumors that stadium dates had been booked and that the great divide between Noel and Liam Gallagher had been bridged.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
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Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The election of Donald Trump highlights a great divide in the energy paths chosen by the U.S., China, and the EU, the three great powers that together account for over half the world’s GDP.
—Scott W. Tinker, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
Recalling these moments reminds us to ask the questions that can help bridge rather than avoid the great divides of our time.
—Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
As the August Bank Holiday weekend approached the U.K. industry was abuzz with rumors that stadium dates had been booked and that the great divide between Noel and Liam Gallagher had been bridged.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great divide
Noun
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In the first half of this season, two major league pitchers — Boston’s Liam Hendriks and Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. — received anonymous death threats on social media and denounced them.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
15 July 2025
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The Livestock Indemnity Plan currently provides help to livestock producers for livestock deaths not caused by natural mortality.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Just months after Saint Archer’s demise, though, Japanese brewing behemoth Sapporo bought the county’s largest brewery, Stone.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Nothing screams romance quite like lawmakers vigorously debating legislation or bills meeting their demise as deadlines loom.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The cloudy days hovering over the fate of the U.S. Airline sector appear to be clearing out, with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reporting better-than-expected 2Q 2025 financial results this week.—
Ankita Dhawan,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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For Scotty, a young puppy facing a grim fate, time was running out.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Gibbs-White is a potent force on the transition, too, forward-thinking and positive in his passing to find speedy wingers with quick, sweeping passes.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The project – the band’s first with new singer Emily Armstrong following the passing of Chester Bennington some years ago – manages to appear inside the top 10 only on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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As fresh bonds are formed, past relationships are challenged and even fractured, as our international cast of survivors must become a team before certain doom.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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Using a mosquito 'bucket of doom' is much cheaper than getting a pest control service to come fog or spray your yard.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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