drive away
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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The defendants then allegedly drove the truck to a pre-arranged drop-off area, loaded the merchandise into getaway vehicles and then drove away.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
And a short drive away is Jackson West, a 100-bed hospital in Doral that is operated by Miami-Dade’s public hospital system.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
The agent asked if Daly went by any other names, prompting Daly to drive away.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Griffin will no doubt continue his long-running argument that no city, however dominant, is immune to the consequences of driving away its productive class.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
And a short drive away is Jackson West, a 100-bed hospital in Doral that is operated by Miami-Dade’s public hospital system.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
The agent asked if Daly went by any other names, prompting Daly to drive away.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Griffin will no doubt continue his long-running argument that no city, however dominant, is immune to the consequences of driving away its productive class.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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