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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Their arrival does, however, clear the way for Crew 9, including Wilmore and Williams, to finally return to Earth aboard their own Crew Dragon.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Trump 2nd term live updates: 1 million federal workers 'on the bubble' for firing
The move could formally clear the way for the administration to begin dismantling or shrinking agencies like the Department of Education and will likely prompt a new flurry of lawsuits as the process takes shape.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Trump 2nd term live updates: 1 million federal workers 'on the bubble' for firing
The move could formally clear the way for the administration to begin dismantling or shrinking agencies like the Department of Education and will likely prompt a new flurry of lawsuits as the process takes shape.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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“Clear the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20the%20way. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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