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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Among the nearest are Albuquerque, New Mexico, at least a three-and-a-half-hour drive away, and Tucson, Arizona, about a four-and-a-half-hour drive away, according to Google Maps.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The driver used bear spray to repel the suspect and drove away to a safe location, the Sheriff’s Office said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Target and Fiddelke are hoping to win back customers driven away by complaints of messy shelves and long check-out lines.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Officers went to investigate the call and saw a woman in a Toyota 4Runner that was pulling a trailer driving away.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The driver used bear spray to repel the suspect and drove away to a safe location, the Sheriff’s Office said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Target and Fiddelke are hoping to win back customers driven away by complaints of messy shelves and long check-out lines.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Officers went to investigate the call and saw a woman in a Toyota 4Runner that was pulling a trailer driving away.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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