made way

past tense of make way

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for made way
Verb
  • Song opened with a walk, stole second and scored when Tatis' grounder up the middle ricocheted off second base into shallow right field for an RBI single.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • The group alleged Saturday that one of its members was killed when police opened fire.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The Hoffman, Barrett, Kensington and Herman fire departments all assisted in the response.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • The West Metro Fire dive team and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the search and rescue operation, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Dare, a District 4-6A First Team and the only class of 2027 athlete to earn a Star-Telegram All-Area First Team selection as an offensive lineman, helped power the Dragons to a Class 6A Division II state semifinal appearance with 76 knockdowns and a 93% grade.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
  • While individual stars like Duran and Rivera have helped place the country on the sporting map, supporting ‘La Sele’ has quickly become the nation’s favourite pastime.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Escaping the jam in the first was a huge momentum lift, aided by a clutch play from Hebert at third place to throw out a runner trying to score on a one-out ground ball to her.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
  • Selig’s approach has aided Kalshi’s valuation run-up—last month, the firm said its most recent funding round came at a $22 billion valuation—and starkly contrasts how the CFTC worked when Joe Biden was president.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • But it is being facilitated by doctors and specialized pharmacies that are principally regulated at the state level, legal experts say, as well as unregulated sources that operate outside the typical guardrails designed to assure drug quality.
    Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • These walks have facilitated a level of candid, unstructured dialogue that builds the relational capital necessary to weather the inevitable storms of a startup.
    Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Crocker-Johnson has been cleared for full-go practices this summer, Medved said last month.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • The Supreme Court decision cleared the way for officials to justify redistricting based on partisan ambitions.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
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“Made way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20way. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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