great divides

noun

plural of great divide
as in deaths
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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  1. deaths
  2. fates
  3. demises
  4. dooms
Noun
  • Crews were finally able to get to the site Saturday to confirm the deaths.
    — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Because of safe, effective immunizations, most Americans do not remember vaccine preventable deaths and have never known anyone disabled from illnesses like smallpox, measles, rubella, whooping cough, or polio.
    — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of deaths
Noun
  • Given the fates of the others, that has to count for something.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The fates of both Rescue Squad 3 and Truck 81 were left up in the air as an explosion ripped through the building.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of fates
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of demises
Noun
  • Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of dooms
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“Great divides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20divides. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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