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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Not for the sake of chaos, but to drive out the institutional decadence that has failed ordinary Americans for decades.
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Michael Catanzaro, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
In the cold part of the season, the team can drive out on snowmobiles to these environments, Schmidt explains in her BEACON 25 talk.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Detroit neighborhoods Robinson, who lives in northwest Detroit, likes to simply leave his front door for a run — down West Outer Drive, Sherwood Forest, Palmer Woods, for instance — instead of driving out to a spot.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
From the airport greeter to the drive out to the resort, everyone is exceptional!
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Michael Catanzaro, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
In the cold part of the season, the team can drive out on snowmobiles to these environments, Schmidt explains in her BEACON 25 talk.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Detroit neighborhoods Robinson, who lives in northwest Detroit, likes to simply leave his front door for a run — down West Outer Drive, Sherwood Forest, Palmer Woods, for instance — instead of driving out to a spot.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
From the airport greeter to the drive out to the resort, everyone is exceptional!
—John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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