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.
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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
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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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