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
There's a great divide for Americans who need dental care with some forced to live with pain and shame while others flash five figure veneers.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
By hanging her story on a great divide between the state and society, the author also ignores ways in which the two are mutually constituted.
—Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
That marked a great divide, a shift in my understanding of myself as autonomous rather than a sheet in the wind.
—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
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
By hanging her story on a great divide between the state and society, the author also ignores ways in which the two are mutually constituted.
—Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
That marked a great divide, a shift in my understanding of myself as autonomous rather than a sheet in the wind.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great divide
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The murders in 2024 included eight killings involving white supremacists and five deaths at the hands of far-right anti-government extremists.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart can’t pump out enough blood and oxygen to meet the body’s needs — and related deaths have been climbing steadily for over two decades.—
Jancee Dunn,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Horror films primed on increasingly gory demises have always trafficked in archetypes.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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Sepsis Rates Spiked for Patients Whose Initial Diagnosis Didn’t Include Fetal Death For patients in Texas hospitals who lost a pregnancy, about half were not diagnosed with fetal demise when they were admitted, meaning that their fetus may still have had a heartbeat at that time.—
Andrea Suozzo,
ProPublica,
20 Feb. 2025
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Over the last 58 years, the fates of the Druze in the Golan have diverged sharply.—
Uriel Heilman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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While the fate of that specific artist is currently unknown, one interesting thing has happened in the wake of this.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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After Karen's passing, Sheila continued assisting families facing similar challenges.—
Friends of Karen,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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On the 22nd anniversary of his death, here’s a look at Fred Rogers' life, how the public reacted to his passing and how his legacy of kindness endures.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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New Moon is decidedly the least-beloved Twilight movie due to its slower plot, excessive doom and gloom, and Edward’s absence.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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Ruffin also reinforced the importance of being in Black spaces by not letting the doom and gloom of the recent administration’s executive orders permeate the room.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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