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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The Senate on Tuesday evening voted on party lines to take up a budget outline designed to clear the way for a major piece of President Trump’s domestic agenda, putting forth a measure that calls for increasing spending on immigration enforcement and defense while cutting other federal programs.
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Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Miller waived his no-trade clause to clear the way for Vancouver to make the deal that sent the forward to New York.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
But Musk’s close connection to Trump has investors hoping that the new administration will clear the way for some of his grand plans, including approval of true self-driving cars that don’t have accelerator or brake pedals or steering wheels, which Musk has promised for years.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
This would finally clear the way for a Western-Sunni-Israeli military alliance arrayed against Iran and its terrorist proxies—which the Saudis desire.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Miller waived his no-trade clause to clear the way for Vancouver to make the deal that sent the forward to New York.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
But Musk’s close connection to Trump has investors hoping that the new administration will clear the way for some of his grand plans, including approval of true self-driving cars that don’t have accelerator or brake pedals or steering wheels, which Musk has promised for years.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
This would finally clear the way for a Western-Sunni-Israeli military alliance arrayed against Iran and its terrorist proxies—which the Saudis desire.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Clear the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20the%20way. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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