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

Since his inauguration, the president has paved over the Rose Garden lawn, demolished the East Wing and moved forward with plans for a 90,000‑square‑foot ballroom — a project a federal judge ordered halted Tuesday, March 31. —Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

But many people who live nearby were upset about the scale of the project and the loss of green space that would result from paving over part of an existing park — and not a large one at that. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 4 Mar. 2026

Their proposal would violate the Yolo County General Plan's agricultural policies by paving over the attorney's clients' prime farmland, which currently receives agricultural tax breaks. —Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

Rincon will pave over 1,200 feet of the road and add curbs, gutters and other improvements, Frankel said, and there will be no changes to the adjacent regional park. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for pave over

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