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as in flock
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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as in pushed
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
drove the plunger into the opening
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as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the corrupt governor was driven out of office
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as in triggered
to cause to function
machinery driven by waterpower
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as in moved
to set or keep in motion
this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft
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as in travelled
to proceed or move quickly
the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop
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Recent Examples of drove
Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Ward’s hit in the sixth drove in his 96th run of the season.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
In mid-August, Meredith drove to Miami for a gathering of pardoned J6ers and other MAGA minor celebrities.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Parts of Idaho, and Ada County, have been losing droves of farmland in the past several decades, in part because the area’s intense growth has driven demand for property that has been turned into housing or commercial development.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Ward’s hit in the sixth drove in his 96th run of the season.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
The back-to-back festivals also drove some of the highest hotel demand of the year, with overall occupancy reaching more than 80% citywide, according to a news release.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
In mid-August, Meredith drove to Miami for a gathering of pardoned J6ers and other MAGA minor celebrities.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drove
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And then a warbler pops up Back at Military Park, the group of birders flocks in semi-circle formation around a tall oak tree.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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The rise of Saudi Arabia, just 15 miles away, has boosted its fortunes, too, as many expats based there flock to Bahrain on weekends given the more Western-style daily life.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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Nate Hicks ran for two touchdowns, and Thaniel LaBrie caught a touchdown pass and returned a kickoff for a score as Bristol-Plymouth (1-1) knocked off South Shore Voke 24-20 in the Mayflower Athletic Conference.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Backstage, Brock Lesnar ran into Paul Heyman.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The smell of Hennessy and Modelo rode the Sunday evening breeze around Raimondi Park.—
Devin Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Read on to see pictures of the September 2025 partial solar eclipse captured as the sun rode low over New Zealand's eastern horizon, and be sure to check out our partial solar eclipse live blog for a recap of how the magnificent display of orbital mechanics unfolded on the day.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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The president on Tuesday again pushed back applying a ban on the app, which had been decided under his predecessor Joe Biden.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The creatures, with big, bald heads, long arms and eyes out of proportion to their bodies, were seen across the farm in trees, on top of the house and one even pushed its face against the window.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is little action that could be forced upon these platforms with today’s Section 230 protections for third-party content, but there is growing Republican support for reforming, or even repealing, the law.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Instead, group homes that used that model would be forced to apply to the Minnesota Department of Human Services for behavioral health funding to stay afloat, and abide by an entirely different set of regulations and expectations.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2025
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These two triggered the idea of creating a game and using a kind of Monopoly-type board game.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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This design enables the metamaterial to switch between open and closed states when triggered by a magnetic field.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Then the Jays moved a win away.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles ran the play throughout the game, with multiple instances where the offensive lineman moved before the snap.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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In a Taiwan contingency, the drones could be used in swarms for saturation strikes or as decoys to reveal air defense sites.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Just three days after the drone swarm bombarded Polish air defense systems, a Russian drone crossed into Romanian airspace and prompted a French fighter jet and Polish helicopter to respond under NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry – a defensive posture the alliance launched just one day prior.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drove. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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