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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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.
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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
Agriculture employees have been directed to work from home for the first three weeks of the month to clear the way for them.
$45 million?
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 June 2025
When Donald Trump calls up 2,000 National Guardsmen to clear the way for his immigration goons, over the strenuous objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass, this city is going to push back even harder.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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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
Agriculture employees have been directed to work from home for the first three weeks of the month to clear the way for them.
$45 million?
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 June 2025
When Donald Trump calls up 2,000 National Guardsmen to clear the way for his immigration goons, over the strenuous objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass, this city is going to push back even harder.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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