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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Her company is trying to close the gap by helping more than 1,000 employers globally provide fertility benefits, including coverage for IVF and fertility preservation, and postpartum and menopause care.
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Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 19 June 2024
But Sacramento County’s TK enrollment lagged so far behind the rest of the state that the increase could not close the gap.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
The district, which faced a $77 million budget deficit earlier this year, cut $40.9 million in current spending and mitigated $32.5 million to close the gap, according to budget documents.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
Their chances looked good when Brett Baty pinch-hit, a three-run shot off right-hander Hobey Milner in the bottom of the eighth inning to close the gap to 7-5.
And elated Baty circled the bases.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
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Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 19 June 2024
But Sacramento County’s TK enrollment lagged so far behind the rest of the state that the increase could not close the gap.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
The district, which faced a $77 million budget deficit earlier this year, cut $40.9 million in current spending and mitigated $32.5 million to close the gap, according to budget documents.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
Their chances looked good when Brett Baty pinch-hit, a three-run shot off right-hander Hobey Milner in the bottom of the eighth inning to close the gap to 7-5.
And elated Baty circled the bases.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
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