fill the gaps
idiom
: to add what is need to something to make it complete
He's trying to fill the gaps in his CD collection.
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Fields like neurology, psychiatry/mental health, oncology, infectious disease and critical care are among the in-demand specialties in which telemedicine physicians could fill the gaps in specialty care, complement on-site teams and provide shift coverage in under-staffed hospitals.
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Jason Povio, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
By 2024, that figure had fallen to 17%, leaving the private sector to fill the gaps.
—Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
As employers report worker shortages, state officials are beginning to look for ways to support older workers willing to fill the gaps, says Mandeville, the 75-year-old Council on Aging director.
—Alana Semuels/waitsfield, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
But in at least some sectors, Russian entrepreneurs have been able to unleash new creativity and fill the gaps left behind by departing Western brands.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jason Povio, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
By 2024, that figure had fallen to 17%, leaving the private sector to fill the gaps.
—Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
As employers report worker shortages, state officials are beginning to look for ways to support older workers willing to fill the gaps, says Mandeville, the 75-year-old Council on Aging director.
—Alana Semuels/waitsfield, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
But in at least some sectors, Russian entrepreneurs have been able to unleash new creativity and fill the gaps left behind by departing Western brands.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Fill the gaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill%20the%20gaps. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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