great divide

Definition of great dividenext

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Recent Examples of great divide Since the onset of golf’s great divide, no one can argue with that simple, universal truth. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for great divide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for great divide
Noun
  • Jenica Monique Ochoa, 45, and Kenneth Eugene Tompkins, 43, have been charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and concealing a death, according to Santa Barbara Superior Court Records reviewed by PEOPLE.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Investigators say lithium-ion batteries were the cause of a fire that led to the death of a Boston firefighter in May.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Hairworms take behavioral manipulation one step further by leading their hosts toward their own demise.
    — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Raised until his teens on Krypton, this Kal-El mourns its demise, and arrives on Earth nowhere near Kansas or the Kents.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the device malfunctioned while en route to the observatory, forcing mission engineers to abandon the attempt and leave Swift to its fate.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Although many political experts expect Democrats to flip control of the House this midterm cycle, the Senate‘s fate remains murky.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The University of New Haven is mourning the passing of a student after he was hit by a wrong-way driver.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Miami’s defense made the Tar Heels look like one of the nation’s best passing offenses.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • But techno-skeptics have argued that warnings of doom are designed to inflate valuations and hype the technology.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Facing Earth’s doom, a scientist dives into the network to save her and transcend physical death through mutual love and loyalty.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Great divide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20divide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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