MADE WAY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

made way

verb

past tense of make way

as in opened

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The Invite opened in limited release on June 26 and expanded to theaters nationwide on July 10.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The move was made before the Rangers opened a road series against the Los Angeles Angels.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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In an earlier Facebook video, Mrvan thanked first responders who have assisted in areas across Northwest Indiana, including LaPorte, Michigan City, Portage, Hammond, Gary, East Chicago, Schererville and Dyer.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
The home sustained extensive damage, and the American Red Cross assisted the six displaced adults.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of assisted

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Born in Vienna to a Russian mother and Nigerian father, Ndukwe learned English at school from an early age and that has helped since moving to Merseyside.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
That cost millions of layoffs, but helped propel China to overtake Japan as the second-largest economy behind the United States in 2010.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of helped

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Holmes had his fifth scoreless start this season and was aided by his defense.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
The Acalica project went against their space traveler’s observe-and-report prime directive, so, aided by Henry Thorpe, Djen exposed Ruby and the other aliens, forcing them to leave Earth and her to create an environment-saving technology unabated.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of aided

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The Mexican government has facilitated legal assistance to Salgado’s family and acted as a crucial intermediary.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Disease The same networks that facilitated commerce and cultural exchange also accelerated the spread of disease.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of facilitated

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But with Paramount having cleared the deal in regulators around the world, the urgency to resolve the lawsuit only grows stronger by the day, and in its statement Friday, the company continued to ramp up public pressure to get the AGs to the table.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
The bill cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee on a 5-1 vote, and next heads to the Senate floor.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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