MADE WAY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

made way

verb

past tense of make way

as in opened

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Upper West Market is an indoor farmers market that opened in August in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills neighborhood with a variety of vendors offering fresh produce, local meat, pantry goods and homeware.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Ruti continues to expand with more brick-and-mortar stores and recently opened their first Manhattan store, since the in-person experience has always been a cornerstone of the brand.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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University police, the Hanover County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted several other federal and state agencies with the investigation, which is ongoing.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Lisa Boattin scored minute into stoppage time, assisted by Ivanovic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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The moment helped popularize the style, and the name was later applied to the necklace’s continuous line of diamonds.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Under changes implemented by his office, about 7,100 of those cases can now go through a temporary suspension process, which Fuller said has helped speed up investigations.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 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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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
Slow disintegration also appears in a triptych of videos by Ismail Ghanbari (facilitated by Tala Madani but not credited as a collaboration).

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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