makes way

present tense third-person singular of make way

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for makes way
Verb
  • Don Felder, a second cousin who now helps manage Gibson’s estate and legacy, grew up hearing her tell stories breaking the barriers in tennis and then in golf.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For many perennials, occasional division helps keep them healthy and maximizes their flower power.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The whisky opens with the scent of dark cherries, raisins, and Brazil-nut toffee, touched with marzipan and date caramel.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now, a grown-up Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) faces new and familiar frights after her equally goth daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), opens a portal to the Netherworld and reawakens everyone's favorite pinstriped ghost.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Holders are internationally recognized, especially within Commonwealth countries and the European Union—often via the EUR ING designation that facilitates cross-border practice among European nations.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Possessing both the hardware and the cloud platform also facilitates tighter integration, which could lead to efficiency improvements.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who serves the Israeli enemy and its schemes, aids its crimes, and seeks to enable it to commit atrocities against our people cannot be supported—except by a traitor, a traitor like him, trying to pave the way for it.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Proceeds from the event solely benefit the Waubonsee Foundation Scholarship Program, which aids hundreds of Waubonsee students each year in achieving their educational and career goals, college officials said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Osman, who also works as an interpreter, often assists refugees at the shop with travel visas, green card applications and document translation.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Should benefit from playing alongside better players than at Palace and is capable of reaching double figures in both the goals and assists columns.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Makes way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makes%20way. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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