Collocations for gulf - noun

big, deep, enormous, great, huge, unbridgeable, vast, wide, yawning
growing, widening
a growing gulf between the prosperous south and the declining towns of the north

cultural, ideological
the ideological gulf that separated the two branches of the movement

create
This atrocity has created a huge gulf between the two groups.

widen
Other factors widened the gulf that separated rich from poor.

emphasize, illustrate
The documentary illustrated the gulf between industrialized and developing countries.

bridge
The new degree course aims to bridge the gulf between education and industry.

exist
divide sb/sth, separate sb/sth
the yawning gulf that separates the two cultures

open, open up
A gulf had opened up between the former friends.

gulf between
an unbridgeable gulf between home and school life

gulf in
the huge gulf in level between professional and amateur teams

gulf of
A gulf of mistrust still exists between them.