made way

past tense of make way

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for made way
Verb
  • It's been a number of weeks since a family friendly film opened wide, and with summer upon us, that makes for a majorly underserved market raring to return to theaters.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 June 2026
  • Then, in July 2024, after sharing her family's story on TikTok, an unexpected message opened the door to a new way of keeping their mother close.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Upon arrival, officers found the 2-year-old boy, who was being assisted by paramedics.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Animal Friends of the Valleys, a nonprofit animal shelter, assisted police at the scene.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • The up-tempo, run-and-gun offense made the team Hollywood stars, helped furnish The Forum with five championship banners and pushed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the top of the all-time scoring list.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Within two years, however, Brind’Amour had helped lead them to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup Final.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • But Zohn’s story as a true survivor was only getting started, as he was diagnosed twice with CD20+ Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, requiring two stem cell transplants and requiring two long, slow recovery periods — recovery periods the reality star says were greatly aided by the use of medicinal cannabis.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • The first three batters reached, aided by a Rockies throwing error, to load the bases with nobody out.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Meetings, calls and customer interactions are not merely logistical functions to support, but sources for context and operational data that can feed automation, analytics and agentic workflows (also facilitated by Cisco, naturally) across the enterprise.
    Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Last year, the foundation facilitated the donation of dozens of Flock cameras, most of which ended up in affluent neighborhoods on the city’s Westside and in the San Fernando Valley.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Everyone eats the same meal, including the teachers, and the guests, who may be surprised that the children have cleared their plates of these vegetables.
    Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • The benches cleared after New York Yankees pitcher Art Ditmar threw close to the White Sox’s Larry Doby — and some big-time punching followed.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
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“Made way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20way. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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