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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For visitors looking to unwind by the sea, Cocoa Beach is the nearest coastal destination to Orlando, just an hour’s drive away.
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Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
How to get to Gifu There are no major airports in Gifu Prefecture, with the closest one – Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya – about an hour's drive away.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Ruiz was stopped and arrested while driving away a few minutes later.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
An hour's drive away, my thoughts were with my own mother and grandmother, sitting in a different bedroom but in the same situation.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
How to get to Gifu There are no major airports in Gifu Prefecture, with the closest one – Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya – about an hour's drive away.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Ruiz was stopped and arrested while driving away a few minutes later.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
An hour's drive away, my thoughts were with my own mother and grandmother, sitting in a different bedroom but in the same situation.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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