clear the way
idiom
1
: to make the area through which someone or something is trying to pass open and able to be used
She directed traffic to clear the way for the ambulance.
2
: to allow something to happen or develop
The truce would clear the way for further discussions between the two groups.
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Loh said there is no reason to declare a state of emergency, which would clear the way for additional funding.
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Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Outside groups, including centrists and progressives, formed unconventional alliances to clear the way for a head-to-head matchup between Trump and President Joe Biden, and later Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The electric atmosphere was also surprising considering the fraught history at Chavez Ravine, when Latino families were uprooted from neighborhoods there throughout the 1950’s to eventually clear the way for the construction of Dodger Stadium.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The zoning changes, more than a year in the making, clear the way for an affordable housing project that will cater to LGBTQ+ seniors, property owners say.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2024
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Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Outside groups, including centrists and progressives, formed unconventional alliances to clear the way for a head-to-head matchup between Trump and President Joe Biden, and later Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The electric atmosphere was also surprising considering the fraught history at Chavez Ravine, when Latino families were uprooted from neighborhoods there throughout the 1950’s to eventually clear the way for the construction of Dodger Stadium.
—Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The zoning changes, more than a year in the making, clear the way for an affordable housing project that will cater to LGBTQ+ seniors, property owners say.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Clear the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20the%20way. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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