Collocations for rift - noun

deep, growing, serious | public | ideological | marital, marriage

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

heal, mend, patch up, repair

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

deepen, grow, widen

~ among/between
new evidence of a rift between the two countries

~ in/within
The debate has succeeded only in widening rifts within the Church.

~ over
a rift over public spending

~ with
trying to heal the rift with his brother