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Common collocations with rift in American Collocation

rift noun countable

US /rɪft/

serious

big
deep
huge
serious

There is a serious rift, though no reason is recorded.

getting worse

deepening
widening

There appears to be a widening rift between the President and the Prime Minister.

heal a rift

heal
mend
overcome
repair

He worked hard behind the scenes to heal the rifts within the Party.

make a rift worse

deepen
widen

The appointment of a woman Bishop has deepened rifts within the Anglican Communion.

cause a rift

cause

Unfortunately, this caused rather a rift with his wife, Beryl.

reveal a rift

expose

The crisis during March 1946 had already exposed a serious rift.