drive away
phrasal verb
drove away; driven away; driving away; drives away
: to cause or force (someone) to leave especially by making a situation unpleasant or unattractive
The store's high prices are driving away customers.
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Prosecutors say Fotis Dulos, amid a bitter divorce battle, killed his wife at their New Canaan home, then drove away with her body.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
The two men allegedly put her into a car and drove away.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The driver pulled into a parking lot, then drove away and struck the three officers, Vixayvong said.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025
Bike along 17-Mile Drive or head further afield to Point Lobos or Big Sur, both less than an hour’s drive away.
—Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
The two men allegedly put her into a car and drove away.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The driver pulled into a parking lot, then drove away and struck the three officers, Vixayvong said.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025
Bike along 17-Mile Drive or head further afield to Point Lobos or Big Sur, both less than an hour’s drive away.
—Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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