fill the gaps
idiom
: to add what is need to something to make it complete
He's trying to fill the gaps in his CD collection.
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To fill the gaps, the county paid tens of millions in overtime last year.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Harbaugh reiterated that the draft isn’t the only means by which the Ravens plan to fill the gaps left by departed starters Morgan Moses, Kevin Zeitler and John Simpson.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
Of course, Amazon will surely have an influx of style deals that will fill the gaps in your wardrobe.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 24 May 2024
Their final plan would instead fill the gaps with a variety of proposals, including just one element of what had been a complex $1.6 billion corporate and personal income tax plan that advocates focused their efforts on this year.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Harbaugh reiterated that the draft isn’t the only means by which the Ravens plan to fill the gaps left by departed starters Morgan Moses, Kevin Zeitler and John Simpson.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
Of course, Amazon will surely have an influx of style deals that will fill the gaps in your wardrobe.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 24 May 2024
Their final plan would instead fill the gaps with a variety of proposals, including just one element of what had been a complex $1.6 billion corporate and personal income tax plan that advocates focused their efforts on this year.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
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