drives (away or off)

present tense third-person singular of drive (away or off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drives (away or off)
turns away
Verb
  • Yet whenever Bunny turns away from Frank to take a call from one of his underlings about the day-to-day violence and ugliness of their industry, a somewhat disdainful look passes across Frank’s face.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Spaniard receives with his back to goal and turns away from Morato before being brought down.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Drives (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drives%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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