open the way
idiom
: to make (something) easier or more likely to happen
—often + for or to
The court ruling opened the way for similar cases.
It has opened the way to real progress.
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Just a mechanical rotation and a flurry of short-covering, or a sign that the market is completing a proper reset of prices, valuations and expectations to open the way for some relief into Thanksgiving week?
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Nov. 2025
But what Article 4 does is open the way for a special meeting of the NAC to consult over the next steps that the alliance should take.
—John Deni, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The easing of Western sanctions is likely to open the way for foreign investors into the country, where a civil war has been ongoing since March 2011.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
The release, after talks between Hamas, the United States, Egypt and Qatar, could open the way to freeing the remaining 59 hostages held in Gaza.
—James MacKenzie, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Nov. 2025
But what Article 4 does is open the way for a special meeting of the NAC to consult over the next steps that the alliance should take.
—John Deni, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The easing of Western sanctions is likely to open the way for foreign investors into the country, where a civil war has been ongoing since March 2011.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
The release, after talks between Hamas, the United States, Egypt and Qatar, could open the way to freeing the remaining 59 hostages held in Gaza.
—James MacKenzie, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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“Open the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20the%20way. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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