MAKING WAY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

making way

verb

present participle of make way

as in opening

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On Monday, Hod brought that world Stateside, opening NYBFW with the unveiling of her first flagship outside Tel Aviv.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
That’s an eye-opening moment in the recording studio — Lisa isn’t even making eye contact with her producers and struggling to interact with them.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of opening

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Officials were helping more than 50 people in temporary shelters, del Pilar said.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
El Niño and warming ocean waters are helping fuel the activity, while an exceptionally strong El Niño could bring more coastal erosion, flooding and damage this winter — especially during high tides.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of helping

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In particular, both Russia and Iran have repeatedly flagged Starlink as a major threat since it's been aiding Ukraine and helping local Iranians bypass internet censorship.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Beyond aiding timber production, repealing the national rule could expand access for mining and other extractive operations, opponents say.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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Video posted to Facebook by the sheriff's office in Alabama shows police assisting an SUV driver on a road in Dale County during the storm.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
By transporting supplies, supporting reconnaissance activities, and assisting with casualty evacuation, unmanned ground vehicles can potentially reduce soldiers’ physical workload while extending their operational reach.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of assisting

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The referendums aimed at facilitating future Democratic gerrymanders in Maryland and New York could easily fail.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors accused Maduro and Flores of protecting traffickers, facilitating cocaine shipments and benefiting financially from narcotics operations.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of facilitating

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And still, that is just unplugging as tourism, not unlike visiting a spa with a raw-vegan menu and daily yoga classes or attending a writers retreat that brings you breakfast in a basket every morning and someone who cleans your room.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
After Rice tried to stop the surveillance, turning the cameras around or unplugging the internet, Perera, Rice said, began calling the police in Ohio from 2,300 miles away in California, to request welfare checks.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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