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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Volunteers try to fill the gaps, but even those informal supports are nearly tapped out.
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Jennifer Greenfield, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024
State lawmakers have proposed several bills to fill the gaps in the law regarding generative AI.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The ways that people used to learn parenting have started falling apart, and the alternatives are not accessible enough to fill the gaps left behind.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2024
This can help fill the gaps between your skin cells — and lock in moisture while your skin is still damp.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
For now, charities like Age UK, a British organization for older adults which has local affiliates across the country, often step in to fill the gaps.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
But as work continued, researchers began to fill the gaps.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
And that’s where readers have come in to fill the gaps.
—Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
Energy storage — particularly from batteries — is seen as a key way to fill the gaps.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
Jennifer Greenfield, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024
State lawmakers have proposed several bills to fill the gaps in the law regarding generative AI.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The ways that people used to learn parenting have started falling apart, and the alternatives are not accessible enough to fill the gaps left behind.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2024
This can help fill the gaps between your skin cells — and lock in moisture while your skin is still damp.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
For now, charities like Age UK, a British organization for older adults which has local affiliates across the country, often step in to fill the gaps.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
But as work continued, researchers began to fill the gaps.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
And that’s where readers have come in to fill the gaps.
—Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
Energy storage — particularly from batteries — is seen as a key way to fill the gaps.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
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