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Noun
we dipped our feet in the warm waters of the gulf
the gulf of understanding between the two men was too wide for them to ever get along
Verb
with the administration gulfed by so many real problems, it's absurd for the president to concern himself with this nonissue
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The gulf between the two was only three points, with Wawa earning 82 out of 100 and Sheetz getting a score of 79.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018
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Noun
Harris has made up significant ground on the issue since taking over the top of the Democratic presidential ticket in July, narrowing a gulf between Trump and President Biden.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The gulf between the two was only three points, with Wawa earning 82 out of 100 and Sheetz getting a score of 79.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
So many gulfs separate us now: geographical, anatomical, psychological.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018
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“Gulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gulf. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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