made way

verb

past tense of make way
as in opened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for made way
  1. opened
  2. assisted
  3. helped
  4. aided
  5. facilitated
  6. cleared
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  • Sergei Murashov made 26 saves as Pittsburgh opened a three-game California trip with just its third win in 11 games.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Colorado's Loveland Ski Area opened its doors for the 2026-2027 season on Saturday.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of opened
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  • Benson’s victory was assisted by former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who was running as an independent, dropping out in May.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The steering is direct and well-assisted for the truck’s 4,048 lb (1,836 kg) curb weight, and the suspension controls the body well.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of assisted
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  • Alford's speech helped convince voters to approve the referendum.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The feud helped cost Republicans an incumbent who may have been tougher for Democrats to dislodge, and Tillis has emerged as an increasingly outspoken critic of the president.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of helped
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  • Labat says that the more music — aided by artificial intelligence and technology — has moved away from simple approaches to lyrics and melodies, the more he’s been drawn back to them.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian aided the recently struggling QB by calling RPOs, screens and quick throws to steady the offense in the first half.
    — PJ Green November 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of aided
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  • It was facilitated by Marwa Soudi, an IEEE member, and Senior Member Stamatis Dragoumanos.
    — Debra Gulick, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But specific mechanisms facilitated by this amino acid on our cells was unclear.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of facilitated
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  • Testing the naval configuration The program has already cleared an earlier launch milestone.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Watson returned to the game after being cleared by an unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of cleared
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