the gap widens
Frequency: 7.210.2 per million words
Similar to 'the gap grows', emphasizing the increase in breadth.
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- The gap between the rich and the poor widened significantly last year.
- As technology advances, the digital gap is widening for older generations.
- With every debate, the ideological gap between the two parties widens.
- The achievement gap between schools in different districts has widened over the past decade.
- Without proper investment in training, the skills gap will widen even more.
- Throughout the match, the performance gap between the two players widened steadily.
- Over time, an emotional gap widened between the couple, leading to their separation.
- Analysts are concerned that the trade gap is expected to widen next fiscal year.
- The cultural gap between generations often widens due to rapid societal changes.
- If we don't ensure equal access to resources, the learning gap among students will continue to widen.