pave the way for (something or someone)
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: to make it easier for (something to happen or someone to do something)
The discovery paves the way for the development of effective new treatments.
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The iguanas will fit right in at the zoo, which is home to the largest captive colony of these reptiles and is leading genetic research efforts that will hopefully help pave the way for their future survival, officials said.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
This comes as President Trump works to revive the flagging industry through executive actions that seek to expand mining, pave the way for coal leases on public land and temporarily allow aging plants to comply with less-stringent air-pollution rules, among other steps.
—Jeremy Cox, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The goal of strengthening Washington’s presence should be to reassure partners that U.S. pressure is designed to create stronger alliances, not to pave the way for abandonment, as well as to ensure that resisting China is viable for countries that are frightened by Beijing.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
These Sihek living at Palmyra Atoll will pave the way for a growing, wild Sihek population for the first time in decades.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
This comes as President Trump works to revive the flagging industry through executive actions that seek to expand mining, pave the way for coal leases on public land and temporarily allow aging plants to comply with less-stringent air-pollution rules, among other steps.
—Jeremy Cox, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The goal of strengthening Washington’s presence should be to reassure partners that U.S. pressure is designed to create stronger alliances, not to pave the way for abandonment, as well as to ensure that resisting China is viable for countries that are frightened by Beijing.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
These Sihek living at Palmyra Atoll will pave the way for a growing, wild Sihek population for the first time in decades.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pave the way for (something or someone)
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“Pave the way for (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pave%20the%20way%20for%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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