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driving
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- cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco
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- drove the plunger into the opening
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- the corrupt governor was driven out of office
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- machinery driven by waterpower
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- charging,
- electrifying,
- energizing,
- firing,
- fueling
- (or fuelling),
- generating,
- powering,
- pushing
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- this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft
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- the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop
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- barreling
- (or barrelling),
- belting,
- blasting,
- blazing,
- blowing,
- bolting,
- bombing
- [slang],
- bowling,
- breezing,
- bundling,
- bustling,
- buzzing,
- cannonballing,
- careening,
- careering,
- chasing,
- coursing,
- cracking (on),
- dashing,
- flying,
- haring,
- hastening,
- highballing,
- hotfooting (it),
- humping,
- hurling,
- hurrying,
- hurtling,
- hustling,
- hying
- (or hieing),
- jetting,
- jumping,
- motoring,
- nipping,
- pelting,
- racing,
- ramming,
- ripping,
- rocketing,
- running,
- rushing,
- rustling,
- scooting,
- scurrying,
- scuttling,
- shooting,
- speeding,
- stepping,
- tearing,
- traveling
- (or travelling),
- trotting,
- whirling,
- whisking,
- zipping,
- zooming
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“Driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driving. Accessed 29 Sep. 2022.
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