How to Use pave the way in a Sentence
pave the way
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The study could pave the way for new forms of cancer treatment.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
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This led to civil unrest and paved the way for new leadership.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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The finding could pave the way for ultra-long-range EVs and drones.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
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There was little competition, paving the way for a starter’s workload.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 31 July 2026
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At one point, a settlement paved the way for the reversal of decades of precedent – only for a judge to throw it all out.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 July 2026
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Diddley’s song became a huge R&B hit and paved the way for that genre’s transition to rock and roll.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
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The agreement signed by heads from the Ecowas bloc paves the way for a company to be established for the project.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
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In a way, Olson’s arrival in Atlanta helped pave the way for Baldwin.
—Jesús Cano, New York Times, 10 July 2026
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These synthetic cells could also pave the way to the past, to the origins of biology itself.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
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This event wiped out much of the life on the planet and paved the way for the diversification of new groups of animals.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
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The deal was then finalized, to pave the way for Sunday’s confirmation.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026
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That would pave the way for France and Ukraine to advance plans for local production of the weapon in Ukraine.
—ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
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In May, a liquor license renewal was approved at a city hearing, paving the way for reopening.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026
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Both were fired or forced to retire early, paving the way for LaNeve's rise to acting Army chief of staff.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
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The mission was humanity’s first trip to the moon and paved the way for a successful lunar landing one year later.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
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Today Maryam hopes studying German will pave the way for a bachelor’s degree.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
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That’s likely because the account hijacking can also pave the way for the culprits to learn details about the victim.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
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That exemption for smaller banks ultimately paved the way for the return of rewards debit cards.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 July 2026
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Akira is a masterful work that helped paved the way for anime’s global popularity.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
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The park itself opened its gates on July 18, 1955 and paved the way as the first theme park of the modern age.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 3 July 2026
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Therefore, this discovery paves the way for an entirely new method of discovering comets purely by their motion.
—Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
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In Northern Ireland, for example, years of backchannel talks paved the way for later breakthroughs.
—Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
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Still, Wade brought him into the program anyway and has attempted to pave the way for Luis to play via another lawsuit.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
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Big plays were made and given up on both sides, as the work with the Rams helps pave the way for the rest of training camp and for the preseason for the Cowboys.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026
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This is widely seen as paving the way for future deals, partnerships, or sales in a rapidly consolidating media sector.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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Unconventional treatments such as twisted fabrics pave the way for a customized approach to styling.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
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Nowadays, the Buffalo product stands on the other side of the street, paving the way for the next generation as one of the league’s older stars.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
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Lawmakers crafted the new boundaries to pave the way for a Republican to unseat Cleaver.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
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The research paves the way for the development of a new platform where quantum fluids in solid materials can be studied.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
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Regan’s union then requests union contracts or other concessions that could pave the way for a collective bargaining agreement.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
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