widen a gap

Frequency: 6.56.8 per million words

To make a difference between two things larger.

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  • The new tax cuts will widen the wealth gap between the rich and the poor.
  • Remote learning risks widening the achievement gap for disadvantaged students.
  • Without targeted investment, budget cuts will widen the digital gap in rural areas.
  • Automation could further widen the productivity gap between leading and lagging firms.
  • Short-term thinking only widens the trust gap with customers.
  • Unequal access to internships can widen the skills gap.
  • Rising housing costs have widened the affordability gap in major cities.
  • If we delay reform, we will only widen the credibility gap between promises and results.
  • Their decisive win widened the points gap at the top of the league.
  • Poor coordination would widen the communication gap across departments.