MADE WAY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

made way

verb

past tense of make way

as in opened

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In June, the group opened a series of arena dates ahead of Turnpike Troubadours and Muscadine Bloodline.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Sayegh, who owns the five-screen cinema in Cranford, near to New York City, will mark the centennial with a throwback screening of Padlocked, the silent film that opened the theater’s doors on November 29, 1926, with an accompanying organ player.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of opened

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She was assisted by corrections officers in exiting the witness room.

— JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
During a virtual walk-through of the exhibition, Alexandra Foradas, the museum’s curator of modern and contemporary art who assisted Moore Saggese in realizing the show in New Jersey, provided a useful way of thinking about what Basquiat was doing.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Over in markets, declines in Treasury yields and gains in key technology names helped to push the S&P 500 to a fresh all-time intraday high on Tuesday.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
As Madison explains, picking her first post-Oscar gig definitely stressed her out, but her desire to grow her career and range (a la Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert) helped push her to take on the project.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

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In perhaps the most likely outcome, humans will continue to be responsible for many discoveries, often aided by AI along the way.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs were aided by BYU’s offensive line committing multiple penalties and having multiple low snaps to Bachmeier, but even without BYU’s mistakes, the Horned Frogs routinely disrupted BYU’s offensive rhythm.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of aided

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The partnerships — facilitated by Revue, CAA Entertainment Partnerships and production companies These Pictures and No Notes — allowed Jost and Chun to retain full creative control of the series.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi facilitated the ceremony by reading the vows for the fathers to bless.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of facilitated

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Police cleared a blockade at Assas university, a top French law school in central Paris, on Friday morning.

— Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Bomb disposal specialists cleared the vehicle before armed officers discovered a fence breach and located the men inside.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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