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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drove (away or off)
turned away
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Their counterparts who had been turned away from Mercer County, too, formed communities elsewhere in Ohio.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Marquette’s Ivan Hooshmand then scored top middle over goalkeeper Parker Streumke, and Hudson’s Calvin Lessard was turned away on a shot inside the right post.—
Jim Hoehn,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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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 8 Dec. 2025.
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