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.
Examples of open the way in a Sentence
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Trump’s recent indictment on federal felony charges for mishandling classified documents could potentially open the way for critics like Hurd to gain traction in the primary.
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Will Weissert, Fortune, 22 June 2023
Headline of the day Biden admin pushes for 'pause' in Israeli military campaign in Gaza
Just last week, the U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution calling for a humanitarian pause to open the way for more aid into Gaza.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023
Outside the court, a dozen supporters — facing an additional 400 cases among them — waited in an alley whose bustle was cleared only by intermittent monsoon downpours and the frequent blowing of a police whistle to open the way for another political prisoner.
—Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
In some wars, a deadlock might open the way for peace negotiations.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Later, these tractors would be used to tear down the fence and open the way for Hamas’s death squads.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2023
The fracture could improve his chances — or open the way for a Republican like Ms. Lake to retake a seat that has helped Democrats retain their narrow majority in the Senate.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
That switch was at odds with the infantry, armor, and artillery training provided to Ukrainian troops, by U.S. and European militaries, to break through Russian lines with a quick coordinated break at one location that would open the way for a larger Ukrainian force.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023
The arrival of legal, adult-use sales in 2018 in California — the nation’s largest pot producer and the world’s fourth-largest economy — was seen as a breakthrough that would help open the way for federal legalization.
—Gene Johnson, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
Will Weissert, Fortune, 22 June 2023
Headline of the day Biden admin pushes for 'pause' in Israeli military campaign in Gaza
Just last week, the U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution calling for a humanitarian pause to open the way for more aid into Gaza.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023
Outside the court, a dozen supporters — facing an additional 400 cases among them — waited in an alley whose bustle was cleared only by intermittent monsoon downpours and the frequent blowing of a police whistle to open the way for another political prisoner.
—Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
In some wars, a deadlock might open the way for peace negotiations.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Later, these tractors would be used to tear down the fence and open the way for Hamas’s death squads.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2023
The fracture could improve his chances — or open the way for a Republican like Ms. Lake to retake a seat that has helped Democrats retain their narrow majority in the Senate.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
That switch was at odds with the infantry, armor, and artillery training provided to Ukrainian troops, by U.S. and European militaries, to break through Russian lines with a quick coordinated break at one location that would open the way for a larger Ukrainian force.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023
The arrival of legal, adult-use sales in 2018 in California — the nation’s largest pot producer and the world’s fourth-largest economy — was seen as a breakthrough that would help open the way for federal legalization.
—Gene Johnson, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
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