pave over

phrasal verb

paved over; paving over; paves over

disapproving

: to cover (an area) with roads, parking lots, buildings, etc.

All this beautiful farmland will be paved over.

Examples of pave over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Rose Garden renovation, which included paving over the grass and placing tables, with umbrellas, and chairs around the new patio, was completed in early August. —Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025

Tangent The Trump administration completed renovations of the White House Rose garden last month, paving over the iconic lawn. —Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Work finished on paving over the previously grassy lawn of the Rose Garden in recent weeks. —Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

Other factors have also played a role in contaminating beaches, including increasingly severe weather that overwhelms sewage systems, and suburban sprawl that paves over natural areas and reduces the ecosystem’s ability to absorb stormwater, Rumpler said. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for pave over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover