paved the way
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The legislation paved the way for the creation of California’s nation-leading carbon market, cap-and-invest, which launched in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
We’re all paying the nauseating price now, and anyone who paved the way is complicit.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
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- laid the track
- set the stage for
- prepared the ground for
- cleared the path for
- did the groundwork
Possible Antonyms
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- put up a roadblock
- created a dead end
- threw a wrench in the works
