- present participle of pave.
paving
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As late as mid-2022, more people said hard work mattered more in paving a path to financial success.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
"People deserve a smart city centre, and not only have we done the surfaces and the white lines, we've washed all the paving down, we're getting rid of the graffiti, we're listening to local businesses."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
At an impromptu press conference last week, US President Donald Trump waxed lyrical about his helipad, his ballroom and his granite paving stones.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Nowadays, the Buffalo product stands on the other side of the street, paving the way for the next generation as one of the league’s older stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The paving stones felt warm beneath his feet when Quentyn climbed down from the hathay, even through the leather of his boots.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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
For two busy weeks we rattled over the flat pavings of the city in the low, one-horse cabs.
From An American Girl Abroad by Adeline Trafton
