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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Palmeiras Wins, Fluminense Struggles Palmeiras and Flamengo both won away from home on Wednesday night to close the gap on league leader Cruzeiro.
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The final budget instead included a bigger share of one-time fixes — including using federal pandemic dollars and prior-year surplus — to close the gap.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Organizers like Kathi Ridley-Merriweather are calling on Black, Latina, and Asian women to help close the gap.
—Samanta Habashy, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
Bringing in Devers helps to close the gap on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the loaded National League West.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The final budget instead included a bigger share of one-time fixes — including using federal pandemic dollars and prior-year surplus — to close the gap.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Organizers like Kathi Ridley-Merriweather are calling on Black, Latina, and Asian women to help close the gap.
—Samanta Habashy, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
Bringing in Devers helps to close the gap on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the loaded National League West.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for close the gap
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“Close the gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20the%20gap. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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