bridge the gap

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: to have qualities of two different groups or things

—often + between

His work bridges the gap between popular fiction and serious literature.

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Shoppers hunting for a lightweight jacket to bridge the gap between a T-shirt and a full winter coat keep landing on the liner jacket. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026 Recognizing that cost-cutting and slow growth could not bridge the gap, leadership is overhauling the Y’s operations and footprint. — Chase Jordan october 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 Stories can put us in contact with that good world by showing how a person can bridge the gap between it and daily life. — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 The proposition is to connect China’s factories with its creator economy; Black Lake’s agents bridge the gap by converting ideas into designs, a 3D simulation, and industrial data sent to a factory. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridge the gap

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