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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drive (away or off)
turn away
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Americans don’t have a legal right to a bank account, and lenders often turn away people or businesses to comply with a mountain of rules and regulations designed to protect the financial system.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Or, perhaps preferably, turn away from watermarks and towards tactics that can positively prove an image’s authenticity, such as content credentials.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Drive (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drive%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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