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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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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
For that audience, which industry data suggests now numbers in the hundreds of millions of social-media creators worldwide, the combination of real-time guidance, aesthetic personalities, and one-tap refinement speaks to a gap that many native camera apps still do not fully address.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Migration accounts for roughly half the gap.
—Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
The only way to close that gap is to make lots of stuff.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
How far the gap widens depends on government action, as well as how long the Strait of Hormuz remains occupied by US and Iranian military forces.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Migration accounts for roughly half the gap.
—Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
The only way to close that gap is to make lots of stuff.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
How far the gap widens depends on government action, as well as how long the Strait of Hormuz remains occupied by US and Iranian military forces.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gap
Noun
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The Hoosiers have climbed out of that hole thanks to Cignetti.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Heading into this week, the Green Mile was the toughest-three hole stretch on the PGA Tour, with golfers averaging nearly a shot over par while splashing almost 2,000 balls into the water since 2003.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Several of the largest non-traded BDCs and interval funds began receiving withdrawal requests at rates far beyond what their quarterly redemption structures were designed to handle.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Last year, even with the field untouched during the half-time show at the Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, the interval lasted a little over 24 minutes, rather than the usual 15 minutes set out in the Laws of the Game.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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And given that cruise collections are designed to fill the void in between seasons, when the weather varies by hour and no one has a clue what to wear or what to do with their hair, a mixed batch of looks felt appropriate.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Cole takes on a new role at school, but when that doesn’t quite fill the void left by not playing football, his old ways creep back in and cause drama.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Yeah, so from Arequipa, one of the most common places that a lot of people will go to start is up to the Colca Canyon and the Colca Canyon is this really deep canyon.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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The council also exempted from SB 79 areas that are close to a transit stop but violate the spirit of SB 79 because residents can’t walk to it easily because of barriers like canyons, freeways or a lack of sidewalks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Designed to crawl through tight crevices or trudge across rough terrain, X-Humanoid says they’re being built for jobs that humans would rather not do.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Its pointed corners fit into crevices for raking out hard-to-reach pet hair from the car’s interior, car mats or any other fabric surface.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Assayas is, above all, an urbane filmmaker, with no room for discourse so crude or interruption so abrupt as to let the winds of history waft through his film unperfumed.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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The interruption occurred Wednesday, and pressure has since been restored, according to an alert from the city.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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On May 2, rescuers were sent to the trail after getting reports of a hiker who'd fallen into a ravine, the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team said in a statement.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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The Aces, who were coming off a 33-point blowout opening day loss to Phoenix on Saturday, scored 33 of their points in the third quarter and that’s when the wheels fell off for the Sparks.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The sector’s number of openings spiked 48% from the same month a year ago.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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“Gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gap. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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