clear the way

phrase

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.

Examples of clear the way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, 75 years later, the humble yet adored restaurant is finally closing its doors to clear the way for new development. — Connie Ogle, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Congressional leaders will continue voting Friday on whether to accept Peña’s resignation, which would clear the way for Vice President Pedro Alliana to be sworn in without waiting for a Senate trial. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Approval would clear the way for construction to begin immediately, though a federal judge could still block the project, as some on Capitol Hill hope. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Voters narrowly backed a change to Miami-Dade’s charter that could clear the way for county commissioners to receive higher salaries, ending the county’s history of potential pay raises failing at the ballot box. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for clear the way

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