bridge the gap

idiom

: 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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While automakers including Hyundai and Stellantis have offered cash off incentives to bridge the gap for buyers, Ford and GM took a different approach. Nora Eckert, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Aside from a heaping serving of broad-spectrum SPF 50, this formula delivers nourishing additives that bridge the gap between skin tint and moisturizer. Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025 Union officials say this problem has an even greater impact on women and people of color, who make up a bigger proportion of the low-wage workforce and often have fewer financial resources to bridge the gap. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 The Democratic nominee for mayor also gave a speech at an African Methodist church, an effort to bridge the gap with apprehensive Black voters. Amie Parnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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