drive out
phrasal verb
drove out; driven out; driving out; drives out
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove the invaders out.
The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.
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He's got one of the crazier drives out of any of the Pixar characters.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Predators such as bears and wolves were driven out, as were deer.
—Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
The couple plans to use the money to pay off their home, buy a camper van and drive out to visit their family in the South and other parts of the country.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 11 June 2025
The 47-year-old driver had driven out to the rugged location east of Bullhead City and west of the Black Mountains with a passenger but no other drivers, which goes against safe Jeeping practices, rescuers said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Predators such as bears and wolves were driven out, as were deer.
—Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
The couple plans to use the money to pay off their home, buy a camper van and drive out to visit their family in the South and other parts of the country.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 11 June 2025
The 47-year-old driver had driven out to the rugged location east of Bullhead City and west of the Black Mountains with a passenger but no other drivers, which goes against safe Jeeping practices, rescuers said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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