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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Reyes said his son and neighbors were out Monday morning cutting through the tree to clear the way so vehicles could pass.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The Supreme Court dismissed Idaho's appeal of an adverse appeals court ruling and lifted its own stay to clear the way for physicians in the state to perform emergency abortions.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 July 2024
More than a million refugees were moved into the neighboring Kurdistan region to clear the way for the military operation, supported by a humanitarian effort comparable in scale to that of the military campaign.
—David Epstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
The Oklahoma City Council removed height restrictions on the parcel of land next to railroad tracks in the city's downtown, helping to clear the way for the Legends Tower.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 June 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The Supreme Court dismissed Idaho's appeal of an adverse appeals court ruling and lifted its own stay to clear the way for physicians in the state to perform emergency abortions.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 July 2024
More than a million refugees were moved into the neighboring Kurdistan region to clear the way for the military operation, supported by a humanitarian effort comparable in scale to that of the military campaign.
—David Epstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
The Oklahoma City Council removed height restrictions on the parcel of land next to railroad tracks in the city's downtown, helping to clear the way for the Legends Tower.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 June 2024
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“Clear the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20the%20way. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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