bridge the gap

phrase

: to have qualities of two different groups or things
—often + between
His work bridges the gap between popular fiction and serious literature.

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Google offers a residency for creatives experimenting with their AI studio, Flow, to bridge the gap between filmmakers and Google engineers. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The collaboration could therefore help bridge the gap between laboratory development and technology capable of supporting future exploration hardware. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Potential then becomes the catch-all category used to bridge the gap, despite being loosely defined. — Ryan McGrath, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 To bridge the gap, the company saved frozen blood samples of people enrolled in those studies and then tested them with its newer Galleri test. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridge the gap

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“Bridge the gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bridge%20the%20gap. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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