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
  • This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Mostly forgotten in all of this is the impact of these deaths on the humans rescuing them in Chicago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of deaths
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  • The Kunstmuseum Basel will receive $120,000 to examine 336 drawings in its collection with provenances previously flagged as problematic, as well as the fates of the drawings’ sellers and the museum’s collection strategies between 1933 and 1945.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • From what we’ve been told, the duo were blindsided and upset to learn about their fates from Thursday night’s reports without ever receiving a phone call from Skydance co-CEO David Ellison.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 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
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  • 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 4 Oct. 2026.

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