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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Instead of paving over fields, this project keeps the land producing food and fiber for Connecticut.
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Nathaniel Trojanoski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Images show the process of paving over the Rose Garden, first with construction crews digging up the grass, then poles and mud in the garden area.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In addition to paving over the grass, the project reportedly includes audio and visual upgrades, as well as the installation of two new flag poles on the North and South Lawns.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 11 June 2025
Most of these killing fields were simply paved over as Europeans sought to turn a new page — leaving the daunting task of finding the dead for future generations.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Nathaniel Trojanoski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Images show the process of paving over the Rose Garden, first with construction crews digging up the grass, then poles and mud in the garden area.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In addition to paving over the grass, the project reportedly includes audio and visual upgrades, as well as the installation of two new flag poles on the North and South Lawns.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 11 June 2025
Most of these killing fields were simply paved over as Europeans sought to turn a new page — leaving the daunting task of finding the dead for future generations.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Pave over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pave%20over. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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