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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drove (away or off)
turned away
Verb
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During the first quarter, Clark declined to guard Johnson, who had the ball outside of the three-point line, with wave of her arm while turned away from her.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Hur indicated in his email Tuesday that investigators were turned away from the site.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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