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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Realizing that artificial intelligence could help fill the gaps, Yue, a Stanford dropout and Y Combinator alum, cofounded Accordance, which has developed AI software to help tax and accounting professionals do their jobs. Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 On the entertainment side, live music filled many of the ship's lounges, and eclectic playlists helped fill the gaps in other spaces, with day-to-night transitions that always seemed to meet the mood. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025 Triangular panels fill the gaps between the Prism’s trapezoidal sides and its rectangular back, the latter featuring a removable/rotatable seven-slot panel for PCI Express cards. PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025 Food assistance programs, like The Store in Nashville’s 12 South neighborhood, are scrambling to fill the gaps. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fill the gaps

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“Fill the gaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill%20the%20gaps. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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