MADE WAY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

made way

verb

past tense of make way

as in opened

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In June, the group opened a series of arena dates ahead of Turnpike Troubadours and Muscadine Bloodline.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Sayegh, who owns the five-screen cinema in Cranford, near to New York City, will mark the centennial with a throwback screening of Padlocked, the silent film that opened the theater’s doors on November 29, 1926, with an accompanying organ player.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of opened

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Rantzen was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 and went on to become a prominent campaigner for legalizing assisted dying in the UK.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Officers established a perimeter and assisted Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews with securing the scene.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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There’s some evidence and many anecdotes that kratom leaf products have helped people wean themselves off of opioids or other illicit drugs.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
These, then collided with boron nuclei and helped drive the fusion reaction rate beyond 100 million reactions per second.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

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In perhaps the most likely outcome, humans will continue to be responsible for many discoveries, often aided by AI along the way.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs were aided by BYU’s offensive line committing multiple penalties and having multiple low snaps to Bachmeier, but even without BYU’s mistakes, the Horned Frogs routinely disrupted BYU’s offensive rhythm.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of aided

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Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but in the end, the skies cleared enough to allow for a safe liftoff.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Castro, who is running for a second term, has denied any wrongdoing in that matter and believes she will eventually be cleared.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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