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as in running
to urge, push, or force onward
cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco
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as in pushing
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 forcing
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the corrupt governor was driven out of office
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as in activating
to cause to function
machinery driven by waterpower
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as in moving
to set or keep in motion
this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft
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as in travelling
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 driving
Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2023
This non-driving person is entirely befuddled by such matters.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Verb
View Photos Some dual-motor all-wheel-drive electrics—such as early versions of the Tesla Model Y—offer more driving range than their two-wheel-drive analogs due to careful calibration to only use a single motor during the EPA's test cycles.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2023
This non-driving person is entirely befuddled by such matters.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Adjective
Pushing them up Ojos, and then riding down, was an absurd bit of alpine theatre that put Diamox and our other fairly common concession to time and terrain—driving to seventeen thousand feet—mostly out of my mind.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driving
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Hochul is running for a second term as New York’s governor.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Traditional shoe testing depends on athletes running multiple sessions across weeks to produce a usable dataset.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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The incident took place on Wednesday night when the person, whose name hasn't been released, was riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at the Universal Orlando Resorts park and became unresponsive in the middle of the ride, according to a statement from Universal Orlando Resorts.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps nobody in the Yankee bullpen is riding the turbulent waves like Devin Williams.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Now, major Hollywood unions and progressive groups are pushing back, accusing ABC and its affiliates of censorship and demanding a boycott of Disney properties.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even as Brazil slows deforestation, more than 13% of the Amazon is gone, pushing one of the planet’s largest carbon sinks closer to a tipping point.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Within days of Cracker Barrel’s decision to ditch Uncle Herschel, the company’s market cap had shed $143 million, 15% of its value, forcing it to reinstate its old branding and pause plans to remodel Cracker Barrel locations.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The current administration will continue to target DEI programs, forcing practitioners to stay vigilent and creative about their approaches to DEI.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Each year, around two million people worldwide are diagnosed with colorectal cancer – and approximately 15-20% of patients have activating mutations in the PI3K pathway, primarily in the PIK3CA gene.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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Leaders must intentionally nurture the kind of work environments capable of activating the opportunities and benefits from this multi-faceted workforce.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both offenses are moving with little resistance thus far.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both injuries have significant implications for fantasy, as Jacory Croskey-Merritt is assured more touches in Washington moving forward; in Green Bay, Matthew Golden will have more chances to show his skills with Reed out in Week 3 and beyond.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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CEOs and global leaders will gather for a dynamic, invitation-only event shaping the future of business.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Although the North Aegean’s dynamic environment and geology creates less-than-ideal preservation conditions, the team still discovered evidence of numerous stone tools from multiple Paleolithic periods.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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For more than a decade now, John has been shepherding a show centered around the life of Tammy Faye Bakker, the late Charlotte-region televangelist.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Amato was head of HBO Films from 2007-20, shepherding original movies including The Normal Heart, Recount, Fahrenheit 451 and Temple Grandin, among many others, during his tenure.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driving. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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