driving 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of drivingnext
as in dynamic

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driving

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verb

present participle of drive
1
as in running
to urge, push, or force onward cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco

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2
as in riding
to travel by a motorized vehicle I'm going to drive across the country—want to come?

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as in pushing
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one drove the plunger into the opening

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as in forcing
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure the corrupt governor was driven out of office

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as in activating
to cause to function machinery driven by waterpower

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as in moving
to set or keep in motion this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft

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as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop

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Recent Examples of driving
Adjective
New Jersey, ranking third, also has strict driving laws and the third-most driving schools per capita. — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 Keep going For the rest of the time, the 911 GTS evoked far more driving pleasure. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Prince William has remained silent ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK, which is allegedly driving the Duchess of Sussex mad. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for driving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for driving
  1. dynamic
  2. running
  3. riding
  4. pushing
  5. forcing
  6. activating
  7. moving
  8. speeding
Adjective
  • There can be two women who are strong and dynamic, who are, at points, up against each other or bumping heads, but have the same mission and goal.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Currently, however, AI is primarily being used for ICE and other surveillance, drone warfare targeting and potential dynamic pricing at places like McDonald’s.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of dynamic
Verb
  • Two blocks of six films each, running roughly an hour apiece, will precede the awards and the jury announcement.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Jadan Baugh, who had been receiving some early Heisman Trophy hype after running for 11 touchdowns over his first four games, carried 12 times for only 13 yards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of running
Verb
  • Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Sixteen-year-old Avery Kucan was riding McHenry, a horse that raced at Hawthorne and Arlington, winning numerous races and earning more than $150,000.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of riding
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  • On Frequency of Love, Monét stretches out, pushing the boundaries of the sophisticated, retro sound of her previous album and finding some surprising new angles to her songwriting.
    — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Kremlin has banned diesel exports due to the Ukrainian strikes, pushing global prices higher.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • Yemen's civil war began in 2014 when the Houthis descended from their northern stronghold, capturing Sanaa and forcing the government to flee into exile in Saudi Arabia.
    — AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Aubrey Layne, Sentara’s chief administrative officer, said lower payment rates from government programs — and impending cuts to Medicaid — are forcing the hospital to play hardball with the insurers that are representing employers.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of forcing
Verb
  • Hawaii officials had told residents to put together emergency kits, and the governor issued an emergency proclamation, activating more than 230 Hawaii National Guard members.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Given Serra’s representation of Shift, the work is both an object in time and a device for activating time as a correlative of space.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of activating
Verb
  • The seconds-long loop consists of a purple image of a tank silhouette moving rapidly across the picture plane and patterned with what resemble dithered approximations of analog video interference.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The planning is meant to create flexibility for the president and commanders overseeing the war, these people said, by moving up to three aircraft carriers and their escort ships into the region in November.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • The Malibu City Council declared a local emergency in November 2023 over dangerous conditions on PCH, weeks after a speeding driver struck and killed four Pepperdine University students along the highway.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Futurist Ramez Naam, writing on Noahpinion, argues the labs’ data shows AI speeding up coding far more than research.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of speeding

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“Driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driving. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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