pave
verb (used with object)
to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.
was paving
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past progressiveof pave.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even then, the CEO saw that ongoing technological progress was paving the way for Horizon’s public debut.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
What we didn't know is that it was paving the way for an album that takes more risks than you'd expect.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2021
Several years back, Caltrans was paving Pacific Coast Highway at Main Street in Huntington Beach when a group of wet-suited and barefoot surfer girls came up from the beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2019
By selling SkyBridge, Scaramucci, a prominent Wall Street hedge fund investor, was paving a path to the White House, which he had hoped to join as an adviser soon after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2017
It was paving a path for all the identity struggles that followed, including ours.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
