MADE WAY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

made way

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past tense of make way

as in opened

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So So Fed opened for Sunday dinner — and nobody had assembled the siu mai dumplings.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Innovative methodologies, including demography and quantitative analysis, folklore, material culture, oral history, and family reconstitution opened new windows into the past.

— Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of opened

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That remote displays a live feed from the drone's 1080p/30fps camera, which is assisted in dim conditions by three 300-lumen spotlights.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
In February, the Missing and Murdered Unit assisted in recovering and identifying two sets of remains on the Chickasaw Nation, closing a missing persons case that had run cold more than a decade before.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of assisted

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Allison’s experience also helped change the couple’s perspective of what recovery actually looked like.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Lionel Messi’s exit from Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo’s looming farewell signal the end of an era that helped fuel the sport’s global boom.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of helped

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The ‘Noles were aided by three penalties on Mainland, two of the 15-yard variety, to get the ball to the 6-yard line.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
But clear weather and relatively light winds aided air tankers, which dropped water on hot spots throughout Thursday, while hand crews and bulldozers strengthened fire lines around the fire.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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China later facilitated peace talks, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

— Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
More underfoot area will facilitated flatter landings while having more chances to spread your feet’s landing force, versus concentrating it.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of facilitated

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The measure passed the Senate 86-11 in August and cleared the House 262-159 on Wednesday, sending it to Trump for his signature.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
During the episode, Stiles revealed that Parton had cleared the use of the song prior to her death in August.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

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