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  • present participle of pave.
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paving

[pay-ving] / ˈpeɪ vɪŋ /


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His first job in Hollywood was as a production assistant for “Ren & Stimpy Show” production house Spümcø, paving the way for decades of work in animation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"These investigations exemplify how Artemis and Moon Base are expanding the frontier of lunar exploration, advancing innovative technologies, deepening our understanding of the Moon's environment, and paving the way for future astronaut missions."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

A federal judge on Wednesday approved Paramount’s settlement with 12 state attorneys general, paving the way for the $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Fed officials had been hoping that inflation pressures would subside over time, potentially even paving the way for more rate cuts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026

He tossed a spare pebble over his shoulder to skitter across the paving stones.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The team visually unified opposite sides of the street with pavings of red brick, which function as a visual bridge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2023

Building works take up a chunk of the stone pavings, where a raging fire in March in the parking lot below has de-stabilized the elegant place.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2012

Almost five inches of additional layers including concrete, waterproofing and pavings sat between the slab and the surface that residents walked on, according to a 2020 engineer’s report.

From Washington Post

From early morning the cobbled pavings clattered beneath the feet of multitudes wending their way to St. Peter's Square.

From Time Magazine Archive

A humid chill arose apparently from the terrace, with its stone pavings outlined in moss, and crept up from the wilderness below and down from the fir woods above.

From The Green Eyes of Bâst by Sax Rohmer


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