clear the way
idiom
1
: to make the area through which someone or something is trying to pass open and able to be used
She directed traffic to clear the way for the ambulance.
2
: to allow something to happen or develop
The truce would clear the way for further discussions between the two groups.
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Employees respond more positively to you, and the reciprocal actions clear the way for equitable solutions to many work issues.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Press freedom advocates have warned against the move, which will likely clear the way for Paramount to merge with Skydance Media.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 July 2025
Now, for the first time, Google has worked with Harvard to retrieve public domain volumes from Google Books and clear the way for their release to AI developers.
—Matt O'Brien, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Around noon, federal agents in riot gear pushed through to clear the way for a van.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Press freedom advocates have warned against the move, which will likely clear the way for Paramount to merge with Skydance Media.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 July 2025
Now, for the first time, Google has worked with Harvard to retrieve public domain volumes from Google Books and clear the way for their release to AI developers.
—Matt O'Brien, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Around noon, federal agents in riot gear pushed through to clear the way for a van.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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“Clear the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20the%20way. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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