made way

Definition of made waynext
past tense of make way

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for made way
Verb
  • Ryan Gerard, 26, opened with consecutive second-place finishes.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The seventh-place Rams (17-10, 8-8) opened the game 1 of 10 on 3s and finished with 13, the most allowed by the Aztecs this season in regulation.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Nevada County Sheriff‘s Office was also assisted by California National Guard, California State Parks, Placer County Sheriff’s Office, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Truckee Police Department and the United States Forest Service.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Harding scored or assisted on 10 of TCU’s final 12 points.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Lilley said the bill Graves helped write needs to be improved.
    Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The Wolverines coughed up 14 total turnovers, which led to 14 points for the Gophers, and that helped Minnesota keep it closer.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For those who want to be extra cautious, Ponce suggested installing GPS trackers like the one that aided them in this investigation.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Central Homicide Unit investigators recently began reexamining the prior investigation and were able to identify several potential leads and follow-up tasks, which have been aided by advances in forensic testing.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For Poppi, Finnegan facilitated an intro to the manager of Post Malone, who became one of the drink’s most high-profile ambassadors.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Oman previously hosted the indirect talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and facilitated the latest round in Geneva last week.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • When the smoke cleared, Luis, Kevin, and an innocent bystander, Miguel Angel Ramirez, were all dead.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The guard was cleared to play by medical teams in Detroit and Chicago.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Made way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20way. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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