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
For others, the years between them cause a great divide.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
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.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 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
With the United States leading the way, the rich world crossed a great divide—a divide separating centuries of slow growth, poor health, and anemic technical progress from one of hitherto undreamed-of material comfort and seemingly limitless economic potential.
—Jacob S. Hacker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2016
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
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.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 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
With the United States leading the way, the rich world crossed a great divide—a divide separating centuries of slow growth, poor health, and anemic technical progress from one of hitherto undreamed-of material comfort and seemingly limitless economic potential.
—Jacob S. Hacker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great divide
Noun
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The pedestrian’s death marks Kansas City’s 52nd traffic fatality of 2025, compared to 73 fatalities at the time last year, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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Soon after Kirk’s death, supporters of the 31-year-old conservative activist began to grapple, publicly, with conflicting narratives about his stance on Israel.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Tuhkuri’s research includes letters from crew who described the ship’s sad demise.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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But has science truly learned enough to declare what the nature of our ultimate cosmic demise will be?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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In footage of actual bail hearings, judges are harsh and dismissive, even as defendants ask about the legal jargon being used to determine their fate.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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The concepts of karma, dharma, and the eternal dance between fate and choice are deeply embedded in Indian culture.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Bird finished with 142 passing yards and one touchdown, while Young caught four passes for 131 yards and a score.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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And in most of the 10 districts with the lowest passing rates, a majority of students were socioeconomically disadvantaged.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The impending sense of doom isn't completely predicated on the Ravens' 1-3 start to the season.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Will these two problems—the Party’s censorious infrastructure and its general unwillingness to talk about Gaza—doom any Democratic free-speech campaigns?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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