drove (away or off)

past tense of drive (away or off)

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turned away
Verb
  • 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 9 Nov. 2025.

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