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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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To make way for the next generation without losing key clients, major firms like Latham & Watkins and Debevoise are hiring specialized consultants to coax veterans into second careers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The region lost almost 160,000 hectares of forest area in 2025, more than one-third of the nationwide figure – much of it to make way for plantations and monocrop agriculture.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

After oohing and aahing over “The Odyssey,” it’s time for the hot summer splash to make way for an intriguing fall lineup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

All day long, using only axes and chains, they pulled out tree stumps to make way for a road.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren

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