pave the way for (something or someone)

idiom

: to make it easier for (something to happen or someone to do something)
The discovery paves the way for the development of effective new treatments.

Examples of pave the way for (something or someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The expansion of 5G and Wi-Fi 7 could pave the way for a rapid rise in cloud gaming, and that promise extends beyond your phone to smart TVs, tablets, and other screens. Simon Hill, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024 Still, the delay in striking the deal could pave the way for a brief lapse in government funding over the weekend. Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 So how can the wild success of The Eras Tour pave the way for smaller artists looking to maximize the impact of their journeys? Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024 From the perspective of our experience, the development and integration of digital twins pave the way for predictive maintenance, streamlined production and a reduction in downtime. Oleg Fonarov, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Mississippi cited that line of reasoning in its case to challenge Roe at the U.S. Supreme Court, a move his supporters say helped pave the way for Roe’s fall in 2022. Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024 The union, inaugurated early last month, is a unique effort that seeks to pave the way for more than half a million workers at fast-food chains across the state to bargain as a single sector as a member of California’s Fast Food Council. Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 The budget was the last remaining vehicle for the necessary legislation to pave the way for the deal because Torian’s bill and another standalone version failed earlier this session. Sarah Rankin, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024 But according to Paula, that moldable bra cup would pave the way for another invention – one with much farther-reaching effects… Sara was way ahead of understanding what was coming. Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024

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“Pave the way for (something or someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pave%20the%20way%20for%20%28something%20or%20someone%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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