1
as in hole
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
there were several visible gaps in the wall where the drywall had pulled away from the wall framing
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2
as in interval
a break in continuity
there was a 15-minute gap between the two televised sporting events
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3
as in void
an incomplete or deficient area
a gap in his understanding
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4
as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
thought they were stuck until they found a gap in the mountain range that they could hike through
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Recent Examples of gap
The financing structure addresses familiar pain points in cross-border production, offering development funding, production investment, gap financing and cash flow loans.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2025
The two objects will be separated by a rather wide gap: roughly 7 degrees, which is approximately equal to three-quarters of the apparent width of your fist held at arm's length.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 22 May 2025
This would put Alphabet back into the gap range from the initial downside move off the February peak.
—David Keller, CNBC, 22 May 2025
With the beginning of offseason team activities (OTAs) on Monday, the on-field gap is beginning to be bridged with the fourth-year receiver.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2025
The two objects will be separated by a rather wide gap: roughly 7 degrees, which is approximately equal to three-quarters of the apparent width of your fist held at arm's length.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 22 May 2025
This would put Alphabet back into the gap range from the initial downside move off the February peak.
—David Keller, CNBC, 22 May 2025
With the beginning of offseason team activities (OTAs) on Monday, the on-field gap is beginning to be bridged with the fourth-year receiver.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gap
Noun
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For decades, conservationists successfully plugged that hole by arguing in court that the ESA’s prohibition of harm to individual species includes destroying a species’ habitat.—
Emma Marris,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2025
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Other cavity nesters such as woodpeckers will make holes in trees, and those can also be adopted by tree swallows, flickers, kestrels and chickadees.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Repeat this treatment, if needed, at weekly intervals until the ants stop rebuilding. 4.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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There have been plenty of other attempts in that interval.—
Ryan D. Griffiths,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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At the time, City were also looking at Harry Kane to fill the centre-forward void left by the departure during the same window of Sergio Aguero.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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As federal policy stagnates, states have a unique opportunity to fill the void.—
Jeremy Cooney,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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For a time from the late 1880s, Redondo Beach, with its steep, deep offshore canyon, did a brisk trade as a port for lumber to build L.A.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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If your summer vacation plans include exploring sandstone canyons, watching wildlife or gawking at geothermal wonders, this may not be the year to do so at a national park.—
Ruffin Prevost,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The crevice attachment’s usefulness isn’t limited to just appliances.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The vacuum has a run time of 48 minutes and includes a short crevice tool and a small dusting brush.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Seamless travel will look like fewer interruptions and shorter wait times while technology works quietly in the background.—
Omry Litvak,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Career interruptions in a workforce often dismissive of aging women.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The cyclist was helped from the ravine and emergency services transported him on a stretcher to the hospital.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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But Mbappe chose to distance himself from that debate and his opening season was different to Ronaldo’s.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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His first foul came at the 3:08 mark of the opening quarter, bumping Obi Toppin out of bounds on a drive.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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“Gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gap. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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