MAKING WAY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

making way

verb

present participle of make way

as in opening

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So the White House Historical Association set about recreating the Oval Office, opening the exhibit in September 2024.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Cosmic Talents, which represents leading international heads of department, is opening a London office.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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Guests are welcome to contribute to the fun by helping forage for ingredients.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Cho Eun-hee | South Korea Chef and culinary educator Cho Eun-hee is helping to transform Korean food from a pop-culture fad to global fine dining.

— Ashleigh Nghiem, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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The facility — slated to be 110,000,000 square feet — will be where Tesla, SpaceX and xAI, which SpaceX acquired ahead of the IPO, manufacture chips for computing, aiding both SpaceX and Tesla.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
For the latter, this is vital to enable the safe passage of ships through shipping lanes, into and out of ports, all the while preventing collisions and aiding activities like search and rescue.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

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Gens-Ustjanauskas went on to help thousands of immigrants navigate complex immigration systems, assisting USCIS and other federal agencies, the Gens Family Project said.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Video obtained by the Daily News shows police assisting EMS in lifting the wounded detective off the street, where blood can be seen pooling along the curb, and onto a gurney.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

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Earlier this year, the Farm Bureau called for suspending fertilizer tariffs and facilitating safe passage through Hormuz.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
The announcement prompted accusations of a conflict of interest, and criticism of his central role in facilitating substantial government subsidies for the company while in office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

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