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单词 great divide
释义

great divide

noun

: a significant point of division
especially : death

Synonyms

  • curtains
  • death
  • decease
  • demise
  • dissolution
  • doom
  • end
  • exit
  • expiration
  • expiry
  • fate
  • grave
  • passage
  • passing
  • quietus
  • sleep
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Example Sentences

many religions claim to know what happens after we cross the great divide
Recent Examples on the Web But there's clearly a great divide on why prices were so high to begin with. Ali Fazal, Fortune, 8 July 2022 Therein lies the great divide in the Halo audience. Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 There were, of course, divisions in America even before the great divide over whether the colonies should resist British rule or, eventually, break from Britain itself. BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021 Much like within our society, vaccination status has created a great divide for both employers and employees alike. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2021 What's more, reporting regulation alone does nothing to address wealth inequality or bridge the great divide. Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021 The pink Mylar balloon floating near Bubbly Creek would have once faced an equally fateful reckoning on the continent's other great divide, the one that split the Mississippi River basin from the waters of the Great Lakes. jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021 Even a cursory accounting reveals the great divide between the protected and the unprotected. Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2021 This great divide — spilling into workplaces, schools, supermarkets and voting booths — has split the nation at a historic juncture when partisan factionalism and social media already are achieving similar ends. Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

the Great Divide, North American watershed

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

great divide

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • death
  • passing
  • demise
  • fate
  • doom
  • expiration
  • dissolution
  • grave
  • exit
  • decease
  • sleep
  • expiry
  • curtains
  • quietus
  • end
  • passage
  • killing
  • casualty
  • destruction
  • ruin
  • suicide
  • assassination
  • fatality
  • massacre
  • annihilation
  • execution
  • slaughter
  • ending
  • martyrdom
  • extermination
  • self-slaughter
  • self-destruction
  • self-murder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • birth
  • existence
  • life
  • rise
  • creation
  • nativity
  • genesis
  • origination
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