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show the way

Idioms  

  1. Guide, as in This division has shown the way to bigger profits. This expression transfers the physical sense of guiding one in a particular direction. [Early 1500s] Also see lead the way.

Example Sentences

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I am here tonight to show the way forward.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

But they are not programming the show the way that Fox is programming the show: to keep viewers hooked, to keep viewers addicted.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023

If the Galaxy are to turn things around, both on and off the field, it will be the two Wills who will have to show the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2023

Could a new solar-powered system show the way forward?

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023

The street is almost like a museum, or a street in a model town constructed to show the way people used to live.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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