pave over

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

There’s also a private garden, though it has been paved over. —Katie McDonough, Curbed, 4 May 2026

Trump has overseen dramatic cosmetic changes on the White House grounds during his second term, including paving over the grassy line of the famous Rose Garden and demolishing the White House's East Wing to make way for a massive ballroom. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 1 May 2026

The story began in the late 19th century, when San Francisco paved over its coastal dunes for development, taking with it a tiny, iridescent butterfly known as the Xerces blue. —Itay Hod, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026

If ground-nesting bee habitats are paved over or disturbed, millions of important pollinators could disappear. —Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for pave over

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