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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Following the Supreme Court’s decision to clear the way for ICE raids in Los Angeles, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Boston’s legal recourse amid the latest ICE operation has slimmed.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a stinging rebuke of the Supreme Court's decision to clear the way to allow sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles.
—Andrew Stanton
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
These proposals are often framed as pragmatic solutions to clear the way for action to reduce fire risk faster.
—Tony Cheng, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
That level of turnover is standard when a new ownership group arrives, and team sources said the layoffs were to clear the way for new faces that will help the Wolves and Lynx fulfill Lore and Rodriguez’s vision for the teams going forward.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a stinging rebuke of the Supreme Court's decision to clear the way to allow sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles.
—Andrew Stanton
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
These proposals are often framed as pragmatic solutions to clear the way for action to reduce fire risk faster.
—Tony Cheng, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
That level of turnover is standard when a new ownership group arrives, and team sources said the layoffs were to clear the way for new faces that will help the Wolves and Lynx fulfill Lore and Rodriguez’s vision for the teams going forward.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Clear the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20the%20way. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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