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as in flock
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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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 triggered
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 sped
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 drove
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
Government workers were laid off in droves.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Authorities say the man refused to stop and drove under an overpass.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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The loss of the mid-budget film has also been cited as one of the reasons why younger movie stars haven’t emerged in droves.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
Government workers were laid off in droves.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Chris Paddack threw into the fifth inning only once in six starts before he was designated for assignment this week — though his struggles drove his early exits more than analytics did.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Authorities say the man refused to stop and drove under an overpass.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drove
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Jeju Air would not comment on whether its pilots should have tried to land through the flock, citing the ongoing investigation.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Simple precautions such as hand washing and avoiding kissing birds can reduce the risk of infection from backyard flocks.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Miller, who has loaned his campaign $4 million so far, ran a 30-second campaign ad on NBC4 between the evening’s mayoral and gubernatorial debates.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Gerard Moorer, 42, of Chicago, who served as Davis’ deputy district director and ran unsuccessfully for the statehouse himself in 2020, was charged in the nine-page indictment with three counts of wire fraud, each of which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Jockey Jose Ortiz rode Golden Tempo to a first-place finish at Churchill Downs on Saturday.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Beth Helfrich is a Democratic state representative whose district covers northern Mecklenburg County and rode the bus to Raleigh with CMS educators Friday morning.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
2 May 2026
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Now the edge is getting pushed yet again, as the culture transitions from the memeification of one man’s death to delighting in the real-time memes of wars.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaways Spaceflight has always pushed the limits of what is possible, but the process has remained slow for a long time.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Though embedded in society, these young characters are Kaspar Hauser-like figures, spectrally isolated from the signifying world, forced to construct meaning for themselves, from the ground up.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Liz Leone, who has 52 apartments in Las Vegas and is part of the lawsuit, said the moratorium almost forced her out of business.—
Michael Casey,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The United Nations Development Programme reports that higher energy prices, disrupted food systems, and economic slowdowns triggered by the war could push up to thirty-two million people globally into poverty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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While the legislature required most involuntary tows from apartments to be triggered by specific complaints, residents said towing companies are continuing to patrol public housing and low-income apartment complexes and tow cars for minor violations.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dillon Gabriel moved to a backup role as Deshaun Watson remained on the physically unable to perform list, even after the team opened his 21-day practice window in December.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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Meet, also, a discreet, briefcase-toting ball-bearings salesman from Chicago, recently moved here with his wife, now that the kids are grown.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Kimmel’s pretend roast The license probe reportedly was sped up after the Kimmel joke.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The city has released unedited footage showing the high-speed, life-or-death negotiation that played out when a robbery suspect sped off with an Antioch officer inside his getaway car, then attempted to negotiate out of trouble until being shot in the leg.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drove. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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