drove (away or off)

Definition of drove (away or off)next
past tense of drive (away or off)

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turned away
Verb
  • Capacity is spoken for before it is built, and the largest buyers on earth are being turned away.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Federal attorneys say people turned away at the border could come back later, though lines were thousands of people long when the policy was in place before.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
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“Drove (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drove%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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