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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Swaths of journalists a few years older than Natalia, the ones just starting their media careers, were driven out of the industry for good.
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Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
His family had been driven out of modern-day Israel during the 1948 war, and he was born in the Khan Younis refugee camp.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Cockroaches are driven out of their crawlspaces and into people’s cells.
—Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
A number of attendees got out of their seats to take pictures and shoot video of the silver supercar as it was driven out.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 May 2025
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Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
His family had been driven out of modern-day Israel during the 1948 war, and he was born in the Khan Younis refugee camp.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Cockroaches are driven out of their crawlspaces and into people’s cells.
—Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
A number of attendees got out of their seats to take pictures and shoot video of the silver supercar as it was driven out.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 May 2025
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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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