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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Noun
  • At the time of his death, Garcia-Sanchez was hauling asbestos-containing materials from the ninth floor to lower levels using a freight elevator, the report said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Carmack’s wife and two children all attended Queens, and his family currently stewards a scholarship his wife’s parents set up at the school prior to their deaths.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Before the demise of the CPB, fundraising covered about 15% of the station's $13 million annual budget.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026
  • Americans have been hearing about the looming demise of Social Security for decades.
    Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Merely playing postseason baseball might not guarantee Brown or manager Joe Espada new deals in Houston, but missing out on it altogether might seal their fates with owner Jim Crane.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • On this pivotal question lies the fate of the youthful Prime Minister whose performance is being closely watched by an emboldened electorate.
    Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Stafford, who led the league with 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdown passes last season, found wide receiver Puka Nacua for a pair of deep connections, one of which was a stellar one-handed grab in traffic.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026
  • But Middle East Institute Senior Fellow Jaser AbuMousa told Fox News Digital his election is not exactly a passing of the torch.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • The lead up to the World Cup was no different, but the doom and gloom went away once the action began.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • Hembre cautioned against reading too much doom into the youth numbers alone.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 July 2026

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“Great divide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20divide. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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