as in obsessive
caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge
a man with a driven need to be loved or liked by everyone
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as in pushed
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
drove the plunger into the opening
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as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the corrupt governor was driven out of office
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as in powered
to cause to function
machinery driven by waterpower
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as in moved
to set or keep in motion
this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft
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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly
the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop
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Recent Examples of driven
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
These traits sound appealing — what hiring manager wouldn’t want a driven employee?
—Jonathan Gay, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Supply chain bottlenecks and shortages of critical components—such as semiconductors and specialized machinery—have further driven up prices, highlighting the substantial gap between current book values and genuine replacement or reproduction costs.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The essence of this Water sign is innately intuitive, fluid and emotionally driven, rather than relying solely on facts and hard data.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
These traits sound appealing — what hiring manager wouldn’t want a driven employee?
—Jonathan Gay, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
Thirdly, post-COVID-19 economic dynamics have led to significant increases in new equipment pricing, driven by persistent supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressures, and sustained tariffs imposed on Chinese manufacturers.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Supply chain bottlenecks and shortages of critical components—such as semiconductors and specialized machinery—have further driven up prices, highlighting the substantial gap between current book values and genuine replacement or reproduction costs.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driven
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But my other obsessive pursuits did not possess that game-like quality, did not satisfy the thrill of the chase, of competition against myself.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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Straight heads-down obsessive preoccupation with landing at AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The state’s current governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, can't run again after serving two terms.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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The 2,000 feet of temporary fencing around the perimeter was about three times last year’s size, the number of booths grew from about 40 to 100 and the event ran for eight hours compared to last year’s three, according to organizer Tom Wheeler.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2025
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Pope Francis also pushed Biden, who is Catholic and spoke to the pontiff last week, to prevent the executions.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Chappell and Webb have pushed each other out of their comfort zones to create some truly remarkable work in 2024.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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These groups are targeted because they are either perceived as trusting, impulsive or unfamiliar with how digital scams operate.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2025
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Similarly to Libra, there are many components to her vibe that juxtapose each other, making her level-headed and impulsive.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Some associates of the anti-government militant Ammon Bundy rode along with him.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
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After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
11 Dec. 2024
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Vance pressed Zelenskyy, who has thanked America over and over.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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At her pool, visitors pressed against a window, ogling the manatees swimming inside without always understanding the calamities that brought the animals there.—
Bethany Barnes,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
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That early surge propelled the Tigers to a 76-50 victory over Bryant in Sunday’s championship game of the Chad Gardner Law King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic at Fairdale.—
Rich Barak,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Dec. 2024
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The success has propelled Shaboozey into the public eye and led to show appearances and campaigns, including YSL’s Myslf Le Parfum campaign this fall.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
23 Dec. 2024
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Clad in all white, the 32x Grammy winner rode into NRG Stadium on a white horse, performing ’16 Carriages’ and her Beatles ‘Blackbiird’ cover to kick off her A Cowboy Carter Christmas NFL halftime show at the Houston Texans-Baltimore Ravens game.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Dec. 2024
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And the Jewish world mourned the deaths of Ken Holtzman, the winningest Jewish pitcher in MLB history, and Hall of Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in the Belmont Stakes.—
Jacob Gurvis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Driven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driven. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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