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as in swarm
a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together a drove of cattle

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drove

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verb

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

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

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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drove. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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