fill the gaps

phrase

: 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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Helen Branswell Can Gen Z physicians entering the workforce fill the gaps left by retiring practitioners and burnout? Allison Deangelis, STAT, 7 July 2026 At the same time, however, hundreds of local news outlets are springing up to fill the gaps. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026 But African countries cannot build their future on the assumption that foreign governments will always fill the gaps. W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 2 July 2026 This may be an automatic process, Rux said, or specific proteins might encourage the microtubule bricks to fill the gaps. Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2026 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 15 Jul. 2026.

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