close the gap
idiom
: to reduce or eliminate a difference between two people, groups, or things
—often + between
We hope to close the gap between well-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities.
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Despite the 1-1 draw, Los Blancos still managed to close the gap on league leader Barcelona, which dropped points for the first time this season with a thorough 4-2 defeat away to Osasuna.
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George Ramsay, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
All this is intended to close the gap to iOS and the locked down iPhone ecosystem.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
But Detroit actor Hill Harper has been working hard to try to close the gap with Slotkin and was closing out the primary Monday night with a virtual get-out-the-vote rally with rappers Ludacris and Akon.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
Barrett tries to close the gap Barrett was the lone justice on the right-wing who tried to close the gap with dissenting justices.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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George Ramsay, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
All this is intended to close the gap to iOS and the locked down iPhone ecosystem.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
But Detroit actor Hill Harper has been working hard to try to close the gap with Slotkin and was closing out the primary Monday night with a virtual get-out-the-vote rally with rappers Ludacris and Akon.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
Barrett tries to close the gap Barrett was the lone justice on the right-wing who tried to close the gap with dissenting justices.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
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