close the gap
idiom
: to reduce or eliminate a difference between two people, groups, or things
—often + between
We hope to close the gap between well-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities.
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The Knicks spent big this offseason to close the gap between themselves and the defending champion Celtics.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
Flashback: Fed chair Jerome Powell has said that higher immigration rates in recent years had helped close the gap between the high demand for workers and the supply of people available to fill them.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
But the question remains whether this concentrated investment can achieve long-term dominance, or whether China’s diversified, incremental approach will eventually close the gap.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Rescue groups help close the gap by housing and caring for these pets, and connecting them with new homes.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
Flashback: Fed chair Jerome Powell has said that higher immigration rates in recent years had helped close the gap between the high demand for workers and the supply of people available to fill them.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
But the question remains whether this concentrated investment can achieve long-term dominance, or whether China’s diversified, incremental approach will eventually close the gap.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Rescue groups help close the gap by housing and caring for these pets, and connecting them with new homes.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
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