1
a
: communicating force
a driving wheel
b
: exerting pressure
a driving influence
2
a
: having great force
a driving rain
a driving beat
b
: acting with vigor : energetic
a hard-driving worker
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Bring along a non-driving guest to enjoy the hotel part of the program for $350.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
New Jersey, ranking third, also has strict driving laws and the third-most driving schools per capita.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Keep going For the rest of the time, the 911 GTS evoked far more driving pleasure.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
As a result, the rear-wheel A-Spec model gets slightly more driving range than the front-wheel drive (FWD) EX and Touring Prologue trims (296 miles of range, a combined MPGe rating of 99).
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
New Jersey, ranking third, also has strict driving laws and the third-most driving schools per capita.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Keep going For the rest of the time, the 911 GTS evoked far more driving pleasure.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
As a result, the rear-wheel A-Spec model gets slightly more driving range than the front-wheel drive (FWD) EX and Touring Prologue trims (296 miles of range, a combined MPGe rating of 99).
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driving. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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