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

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

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

Rhymes for pave over

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