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driven

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verb

past participle of drive
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as in run
to urge, push, or force onward cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco

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as in ridden
to travel by a motorized vehicle I'm going to drive across the country—want to come?

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“Driven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driven. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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