open the way
idiom
: to make (something) easier or more likely to happen
—often + for or to
The court ruling opened the way for similar cases.
It has opened the way to real progress.
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Nonetheless, the recent agreement with NASA should drive investor optimism and potentially open the way to get more customers.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In part, this can be done by supporting Israel in delivering strong blows against both Iran and its proxies—Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and more—to reestablish deterrence and open the way to a more stable Middle East.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
If medical tourism isn’t exactly in your budget, learning about healing modalities from other cultures or medicine traditions can potentially open the way forward for you, or at the very least, lead you to some interesting rabbit holes.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2024
Further research and development in these areas could open the way for secure, privacy-preserving autonomous economic interactions.
—Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In part, this can be done by supporting Israel in delivering strong blows against both Iran and its proxies—Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and more—to reestablish deterrence and open the way to a more stable Middle East.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
If medical tourism isn’t exactly in your budget, learning about healing modalities from other cultures or medicine traditions can potentially open the way forward for you, or at the very least, lead you to some interesting rabbit holes.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2024
Further research and development in these areas could open the way for secure, privacy-preserving autonomous economic interactions.
—Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Open the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20the%20way. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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