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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
Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
On Thursday, New York City fans came out in droves to celebrate the New York Knicks' first NBA championship win since 1973.
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Npr Staff,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Key moments that drove MIV included Lacoste as an official sponsor throughout the tournament, Fonseca’s sponsorships with On Running and Rolex, Djokovic celebrating his birthday at Club Lacoste, Naomi Osaka’s Nike x Germainer look and Zverev claiming the Roland-Garros trophy wearing Adidas.
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Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
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People sold art and other handmade products, nonprofits talked about their causes, and community organizations showed up to the festival in droves.
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Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
On Thursday, New York City fans came out in droves to celebrate the New York Knicks' first NBA championship win since 1973.
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Npr Staff,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Verb
On July 31, 2022, Shirilla, then 17, drove her car into a brick wall at nearly 100 mph.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Key moments that drove MIV included Lacoste as an official sponsor throughout the tournament, Fonseca’s sponsorships with On Running and Rolex, Djokovic celebrating his birthday at Club Lacoste, Naomi Osaka’s Nike x Germainer look and Zverev claiming the Roland-Garros trophy wearing Adidas.
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Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drove
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Birders seek out flocks attracted to the park during the migration seasons.
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
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Francois, who runs a medical rehabilitation in New York and brought his adult kids to see Les Grenadiers, said Haiti’s qualification, achieved amid extraordinary circumstances, was itself cause for celebration.
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Although oil companies still needed to use up a significant portion of their inventories during the supply shock, the demand destruction kept crude stockpiles from running dry.
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Morocco's fans rode the high of the team's first 2026 World Cup win.
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Eight Dukes of Wellington and two very full centuries on from that 1825 procession, on this June 16, the 9th Duke rode, as each of his forbears did and as the future heirs to the ducal title will do, in the lead carriage with the king to open Royal Ascot.
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With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.
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During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.
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Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.
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In 1976, the Bicentennial followed the traumas of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that had forced President Richard Nixon's resignation.
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Meanwhile, questions about how much DHS paid for some warehouses triggered an internal audit.
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The avatar on Bonsu Baah’s Instagram page is a photograph of his mother, whose sudden death four years ago triggered a change in his thinking.
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Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
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After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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The riders sped away after deputies attempted to contact them, reaching speeds of more than 40 mph while riding on a sidewalk, the release said.
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drove. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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