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.
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But these moves are not about paving over the Rose Garden or renaming the Kennedy Center.
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The Kumeyaay nation is also entering the fray because the project’s parking paves over one of the Kumeyaay’s cultural heritage sites.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Janice Canaday, who traces her lineage to First Baptist, said Williamsburg’s Black community never forgot its original location or that its graves were paved over in the 1950s.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump began their latest White House renovation on June 9, which involves paving over the Rose Garden lawn.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The Kumeyaay nation is also entering the fray because the project’s parking paves over one of the Kumeyaay’s cultural heritage sites.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Janice Canaday, who traces her lineage to First Baptist, said Williamsburg’s Black community never forgot its original location or that its graves were paved over in the 1950s.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump began their latest White House renovation on June 9, which involves paving over the Rose Garden lawn.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 11 June 2025
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“Pave over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pave%20over. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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