Collocations for rift - noun

deep, growing, serious
public
family

cause, create, lead to
deepen, widen
His actions only deepened the rift between himself and Congress.

heal, mend, repair

develop, occur, open up
A rift had opened up within the party.

deepen (esp. BrE), grow, widen

rift among, rift between
new evidence of a rift between the two countries

rift in, rift within
The debate has succeeded only in widening rifts within the Church.

rift over
a rift over public spending

rift with
He tried to heal the rift with his brother.