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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When those industries dried up by the 1950s, most of Hawaii’s agricultural land was paved over for tourism development.
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Jessica MacHado, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
As countries rebuilt after the war, 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
There are about 2 billion parking spaces in the country, enough square feet to pave over the states of Connecticut and Vermont.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
The Saw Mill River, once paved over downtown, now flows near the Yonkers Train Station.
—Matt Yan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jessica MacHado, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
As countries rebuilt after the war, 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
There are about 2 billion parking spaces in the country, enough square feet to pave over the states of Connecticut and Vermont.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
The Saw Mill River, once paved over downtown, now flows near the Yonkers Train Station.
—Matt Yan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Pave over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pave%20over. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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