noun
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a paved surface; pavement
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material used for a pavement, such as paving stones, bricks, or asphalt
adjective
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of or for a paved surface or pavement
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preparatory, facilitating, enabling
paving legislation
Etymology
Origin of paving
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at pave, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The European Medicines Agency recommended the approval of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss pill Friday, paving the way for it to become the first tablet to treat obesity in the bloc.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Josh Simons announced he was standing down as the MP for Makerfield on Thursday last week, paving the way for Burnham to stand as Labour's candidate in the forthcoming by-election.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Wang appeared as usual at last week’s city council meeting, shepherding along discussions on street paving, the upcoming budget and a potential e-bike ordinance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
"I believe our results help demonstrate the power of Floquet engineering for realizing quantum systems with highly-tunable properties, paving the way for further research into periodically driven quantum matter and the development of its applications."
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
They rode into a grand, circular courtyard, over paving stones set with a mosaic of gold and green in a pattern of swirls.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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