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

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Recent Examples of driven
Adjective
Just like Lana, there was someone clever, driven, working beneath the veneer of the beautiful temptress. Meg Pillow july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025 But as a profoundly driven person all his life, such affirmations aren’t cause for pause but merely more propellant. Vahe Gregorian july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Verb
Car loans have gone from the safest consumer credit products to among the riskiest over the last 15 years as delinquencies rose more than 50%, driven by soaring car prices and rising interest rates, a new study shows. Miguel Ambriz, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 Whooping cough diagnoses in the US state of Florida rose 81% from 2024 to 2025, driven by a collapse in immunization. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for driven
Recent Examples of Synonyms for driven
Adjective
  • Few companies have approached that challenge with the obsessive engineering of PITAKA, a brand known for fusing advanced materials with minimalist form.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
  • My baby steps include being more intentional about family meals without phones and trying to cut back on the obsessive scrolling of the news and Instagram that interferes with human conversation.
    Ken Stern, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Maddy Rivard, public relations specialist for Life Time, said Thursday the Big Sugar Classic is one of more than 30 running and cycling events Life Time owns and operates across the country.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But against Cleveland – who was without a viable quarterback option in London – Minnesota allowed Quinshon Judkins to run for 110 yards.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the season ended, Payton and general manager George Paton could have re-tooled the personnel on defense or let a couple of key contributors go.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hayes’ arrangements are machine-tooled to immersive perfection.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • Vesia had replaced Glasnow after a two-out walk in the top of the sixth pushed the starter’s pitch count to 99.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Changes to the college game have been pushed for the better part of three decades by NCAA coaches, to no avail.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aidan Hutchinson forced another fumble.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The anger mirrors recent protests against ruling elites in countries including Nepal, where the prime minister was forced to resign last month, and Morocco.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Inside, the Ingenieur Automatic 40 is powered by the in-house Caliber 32111, offering a robust 120-hour power reserve—an engineering feat that mirrors the endurance and performance demanded on the track.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • With that goal, Messi moved into first place in the Golden Boot race, one goal ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, who is away on national team duty with Gabon.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • During that time, my mother developed dementia and was moved into a senior-care facility.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a replay review confirmed the second-down call, Auburn’s offense raced to the line in tush-push formation — the running backs behind Arnold, ready to shove him forward — on third down.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In the second quarter, Dunbar’s offense found some life with a stellar play from quarterback Marcus McDade, who faked a handoff and raced 47 yards for a touchdown while making a few defenders miss tackles.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Driven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driven. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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