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have been paving

  • present perfect progressive of pave.

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You’re often recognized as one of the people who have been paving the way for other Asian American artists in the industry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2025

"Over all these years, I have been paving the way to acceptance bit by bit."

From Reuters Jun. 14, 2017

Lawmakers have been paving the way for the building of a new arena for team in downtown Seattle.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2013

With each second I have spent in Rome, lustily minding the architecture, drinking and eating enough daily glucose to kill a Cuban sugarcane farmer, I have been paving the toll road to my own demise.

From The New Yorker Jun. 7, 2010

His later years have been paving the way for this discovery; it bursts on him all at once.

From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.