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automobiled

verb

past tense of automobile

as in drove

to travel by a motorized vehicle would rather automobile across the country than fly over it at 35,000 feet

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drove

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The Iran war drove up gasoline prices and catapulted inflation to a three-year high in May.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Bo Bichette drove in Francisco Lindor, the automatic runner, with a single off right-hander Matt Festa in the top of the 10th.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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