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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 travelled
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
Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
This way, stores can be ready when droves of customers stop by to grab their sweet fix.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Discounts drove purchases, with demand increasing by 1,029% with every 1% decrease in price.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Those who get annoyed at stores stocking holiday decorations right after Halloween would have fumed at the droves of people decked out in Santa hats and holiday regalia for Mariah Carey’s Christmastime at Moody Center on Sunday.
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According to the brief, Higgins drove 1/10 of a mile down the road before his vehicle became inoperable due to significant damage from the crash.
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While an investigation into the source of the infection is ongoing, it has been determined that the patient had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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An additional 36 were added in 2021, and a final 13 completed the flock in fall 2022, bringing the total to 100 and raising $750,000 for public art, education, and cultural programs.Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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There are six monochrome colors to choose from, and the good news for shoppers who find that their pants tend to run too short or too long is that each colorway has the option to choose between a 31- or 29-inch inseam.Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Mangione's case will run parallel to federal charges, which carry the possibility of the death penalty.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some associates of the anti-government militant Ammon Bundy rode along with him.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Chappell and Webb have pushed each other out of their comfort zones to create some truly remarkable work in 2024.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some pushed Biden, who also did not commute the death sentences of military members, to do more.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The game tells the story of a future Earth long after catastrophe—in the form of an autonomous robotic swarm—has ruined the planet.Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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These new bots swarm websites not to catalog content but to feed that content to AI, a technology that threatens to replace search as the default means of online discovery (and does so by digesting and regurgitating the content in a monstrous, unciteable form).Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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Receiver Jordan Whittington set up the field goal with a 50-yard catch and run after Nehemiah Pritchett fell down.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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And never run the extension cord underneath a rug or plug it into a power strip.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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The bipartisan vote for release marks a significant shift, as Republicans in the full House had previously blocked two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the report's release.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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An image of an orca donning a dead salmon on its head like a hat sparked speculation that an old 1980s fashion trend had returned.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Fink and Mellon’s efficiency-minded approach, abandoning unprofitable track and cutting the number of workers required to operate trains, sparked major labor strikes but also helped modernize the industry.Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drove. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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