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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Prosecutors said that soon afterward, law enforcement detained both defendants and opened a duffle bag Olvera had carried.

— City News Service, Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Sky forward-center Azura Stevens opened the team’s press availability, saying that security handled a fan incident and that the team was going to focus on the game.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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Guard soldiers logged more than 4,000 patrols and assisted in 171 arrests, as violent crime in New Orleans continued a multiyear decline that echoes broader national trends.

— Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Palmer only scored and assisted in the same league match once in 2025-26 (against Leeds United in February), while he and Rogers were involved in eight of Chelsea’s 18 shots at Craven Cottage.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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In 2020, Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University, which helped fund coronavirus research and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
From classic Amtrak routes crossing the Continental Divide to historic steam locomotives chugging through the state’s mining past, these journeys continue to preserve the stories, scenery and communities that helped shape the West.

— Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

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Some 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze, aided by helicopters flying overnight, officials said, but high winds had complicated efforts to contain it.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The chaos aided a teammate as cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace cleaned things up for a 1-yard loss.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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Then the Chinese e-moto industry happened; the internet, of course, facilitated the change, and someone decided that a motorcycle capable of doing 40+ mph should cost about as much as a decent mountain bike.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Their 12-hour work days, facilitated by a sun that never sets, gave them ample time to marvel at the fact that Cassiope and Pedicularis exist here at all.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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The investigation report also said the fire resulted from hot metal particles falling onto vegetation below the tower, which had not been cleared in years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
But 1,210 are now being cleared outright, according to new court filings disclosed this week.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

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