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
That marked a great divide, a shift in my understanding of myself as autonomous rather than a sheet in the wind.
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Lucy Corin, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Saltburn Writer and director Emerald Fennell’s second film is bound to cause great divides in your group chats.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
Only director Sofia Coppola can straddle the great divide between trendy fan fodder and handcrafted jewelry.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
This activates a great wealth transfer to digital enterprises and innovators, but at the cost of a great disruption leading to potential marginalization and a great divide in humanity with superiority of AI and deep techs scaling toward technological singularity.
—Rachel Ooi, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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Lucy Corin, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Saltburn Writer and director Emerald Fennell’s second film is bound to cause great divides in your group chats.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
Only director Sofia Coppola can straddle the great divide between trendy fan fodder and handcrafted jewelry.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
This activates a great wealth transfer to digital enterprises and innovators, but at the cost of a great disruption leading to potential marginalization and a great divide in humanity with superiority of AI and deep techs scaling toward technological singularity.
—Rachel Ooi, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great divide
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There have been no reported injuries or deaths, the sheriff said, adding that some residents disregarded mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Another almost fell to their death while the group was hiking after dark along a steep, forested hillside above Class V rapids.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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How did Marvel brass initially react to Agatha’s demise?Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Historically, the demise of down-ballot candidates rarely drag down the affiliated party’s presidential candidate, CNN notes.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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After his sudden death, the fate of the show — which also stars Nicole Scherzinger, Kelly Rowland and AJ McLean as host — remains unclear.Daniela Avila, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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All the noir elements are here, obsession, desire, fate, all the classic characters, visual keys and thematic threads, but reimagined, remade to explore one central question – will the youth of today cave in to conformity, or turn the world on its head?Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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The passing of time is central to the grand effect of Say Nothing.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Use social media with intention – and not for doom scrolling.Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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Loading and editing Illustrator files was just as snappy as doing the same on the MacBook Pro M2 Max, as were the usual doom scrolling, browser tab hoarding, and other things that enhance your productivity and take it away at the same time.Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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