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make way

VERB
enter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come in get in go in infiltrate introduce invade penetrate
STRONG
access crack crawl creep immigrate insert insinuate intrude pierce probe sneak wriggle
WEAK
barge in blow in break in breeze in burst in bust in butt in crowd in drive in drop in fall into gain entrée horn in ingress jump in make an entrance move in pass into pile in pop in rush in set foot in work in worm in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart exit go leave
STRONG
leave alone withdraw
WEAK
abstain delete erase forget refrain stop

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Liber said at least 25 villages will be demolished to make way for it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The former Promenade Mall was demolished this year to help make way for the new 52-acre project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

A failed plan to bring in casinos left the area desolate after other businesses closed to make way for development that never emerged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“We have to make way for the future,” Melton told city residents during a recent presentation of the demolition plans, sparking applause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Indeed, rather like Michael Jackson in our own time, Mozart’s childhood had been forfeited to make way for a career as a freakishly talented boy prodigy to be touted around an adult world.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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