GREAT DIVIDES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Unlike deaths from a drug such as fentanyl, no government agency tracks the number of deaths connected to energy drinks nationally.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Whether or not Hal was right to entice Zoe (upon whose shoulders the carnage ultimately falls), his decision to circumvent the Guardians’ chain of command is what ultimately leads to countless deaths and his imprisonment for reckless endangerment.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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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

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