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as in flock
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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as in pushed
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 forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the corrupt governor was driven out of office
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as in triggered
to cause to function
machinery driven by waterpower
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as in moved
to set or keep in motion
this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft
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as in sped
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 drove
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
But that Kalshi will be able to interest its droves of sports bettors in other markets is by no means guaranteed.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Unable to shake the feeling that something was wrong, Larry left work early and drove straight to Sue’s home in Bethesda, Maryland.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Of course, Warsh’s view on the economy is one of 12 voting voices (and droves of other economists and regional bank presidents) on the future of the base rate.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
But that Kalshi will be able to interest its droves of sports bettors in other markets is by no means guaranteed.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Melanson gave the example of a young man who left Connecticut in his parents’ car and drove to a state in the Midwest.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Unable to shake the feeling that something was wrong, Larry left work early and drove straight to Sue’s home in Bethesda, Maryland.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drove
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Teyana Taylor Fashionable birds of a feather flock together.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Where To Stay While there was a time when Wimberley was a place that didn’t necessarily care to be found by tourists, and therefore was perhaps without amenities and accommodations for an overnight trip, a flock of openings has turned it into somewhere people like to stick around.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ben Wang delivers a breakthrough performance in the title role as a kid who tries to conquer his anxiety issues head-on by running for class president.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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That significantly lowers the bill for users running OpenClaw.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Growing up as a kid in the early 1950s in this remote pocket of Yolo County, west of Sacramento, Jim Gibson rode a mule right down the front porch of the Guinda Corner Store.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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An 11-year-old rode her scooter right up the ramp and down.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mike Singletary leads Texas Tech to the biggest rally in Big 12 tournament history, scoring all 29 of Texas Tech’s points during a second-half surge that pushed the Red Raiders to a 88-83 win against the Aggies.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Efforts to vote on it in were again pushed back in January, with the bill amended to give Mamdani a longer runway for appointing people to the commission.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Young people have the right to think for themselves rather than having conservative extremism forced upon them in class.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Fuel shortages have forced authorities to impose rolling electricity outages across the country and limit some public services.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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This has triggered the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to an analysis by consulting firm Rapidan Energy.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Most followers were triggered that their taxpayer dollars were going to fund the influencer’s pricey excursion.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The win moved the Kings into the final wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Late last year, Arthurell moved into an existing foster home in Sydney, where two children were already living under the care of an elderly woman, 2GB reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Volunteers, including McGuire, sped to the shores of Huntington Beach to help.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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The car sped through the streets.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drove. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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