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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Further research and development in these areas could open the way for secure, privacy-preserving autonomous economic interactions.
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Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Huang will chronicle events leading up to Shane Smith’s Vice Media, a scrappy media player once valued at $5.7 billion, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2023 to open the way for a sale of the company.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
But many in the party (and more in the world of commentary) think Biden should drop out and open the way for a new nominee, lest the president’s weakness open the door wide to the disastrous return of Donald Trump.
—E.j. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Kim and Scheffler, close friends, seemed to joke with each other to calm themselves down, then Kim made his putt to tie the tournament, but bogeyed the first playoff hole to open the way for Scheffler to win his sixth tournament of the year.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Huang will chronicle events leading up to Shane Smith’s Vice Media, a scrappy media player once valued at $5.7 billion, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2023 to open the way for a sale of the company.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
But many in the party (and more in the world of commentary) think Biden should drop out and open the way for a new nominee, lest the president’s weakness open the door wide to the disastrous return of Donald Trump.
—E.j. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Kim and Scheffler, close friends, seemed to joke with each other to calm themselves down, then Kim made his putt to tie the tournament, but bogeyed the first playoff hole to open the way for Scheffler to win his sixth tournament of the year.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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“Open the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20the%20way. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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