MAKING WAY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

making way

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present participle of make way

as in opening

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Portland rallied by scoring the opening 13 points of the fourth — capping a 29-4 run spanning the third-quarter break — to get within 68-64.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Today, Downtown New York’s favorite denim brand will expand beyond the city for the first time with a Los Angeles opening on Melrose, one month after opening its fourth New York store.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026

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By using institutional credit, insurance funds and private capital to underwrite GPUs and data centers, Nvidia is helping its end users secure financing without tapping their own balance sheets.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Some experts say the engagement with Moscow is helping improve North Korea’s military capabilities, and Zelenskyy warned that the battlefield experience would help Pyongyang menace other countries in its region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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The new project will have MotoGP’s full support, with the motorcycle road-racing championship signing a deal to help consult on the film, aiding in its development.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
For home users, Samsung's Connectivity Labs offers a free diagnostic tool to map Wi-Fi signal strength, aiding in optimizing device placement for improved connectivity.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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In the finale, Rhaenyra shed nearly every ounce of goodwill fostered during the season by facilitating the murder of the High Septon and very publicly announced her place as the Prince Who Was Promised.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
In April, France passed a new law facilitating the restitution of items illegally acquired between 1815 and 1972.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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Baranwal, like Khan in his science classroom, thinks just unplugging or turning screens off ends up leaving holes.

— Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
If there is regular flow of self-serve customers to the station, they can be rewarded for plugging and unplugging full-serve cars.

— Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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