drive out
phrasal verb
drove out; driven out; driving out; drives out
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove the invaders out.
The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.
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Expect low visibilities and slowed driving out on the roads until conditions improve.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
He was placed on a stretcher and driven out of the stadium on a cart before staying overnight at a hospital and flown back to Houston.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
When Stiller eventually drives out of frame, the camera moves to the forest, where SZA—born Solána Rowe—appears, dressed as a bug.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
After being driven out of parts of the land now called Israel, the Jews reclaimed the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
—Philip Pacheco, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
He was placed on a stretcher and driven out of the stadium on a cart before staying overnight at a hospital and flown back to Houston.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
When Stiller eventually drives out of frame, the camera moves to the forest, where SZA—born Solána Rowe—appears, dressed as a bug.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
After being driven out of parts of the land now called Israel, the Jews reclaimed the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
—Philip Pacheco, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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