paving

[pey-ving] / ˈpeɪ vɪŋ /

VERB

cover with asphalt, concrete

Synonyms

STRONG

brick cobblestone flagstone gravel macadamize surface tar tile

WEAK

lay asphalt lay concrete

Antonyms

WEAK

dig up strip

Example Sentences

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Wente’s invention captured a wider range of sound with less noise, paving the way for national radio networks and professional recording studios.

From The Wall Street Journal

But ministers' Court of Appeal bid to block the challenge failed in October, paving the way for Friday's ruling.

From BBC

And it wasn’t lost on Rove that the spindly, excitable man narrating that story for them in a thick Hungarian accent “was once a 16-year-old picking up paving blocks and heaving them at Soviet tanks.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Maher’s landlord, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in December approved a lease extension through September 2063, paving the way for the terminal sale process to begin.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. will now release any holds on sanctions exemptions, according to people familiar with the matter, paving the way for international assistance.

From The Wall Street Journal