as in obsessive
caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge
a man with a driven need to be loved or liked by everyone
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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 powered
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 raced
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 driven
Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Haunted by an investigation that went unsolved years ago, the aged and beleaguered yet incredibly astute Deke is drawn back into the world of homicide after teaming up with the young, driven, idealistic Jim Baxter (Malek).
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Remember that China’s high saving rate is driven by the lack of a social safety net.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Thank you for being empathetic, driven, and magical.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Haunted by an investigation that went unsolved years ago, the aged and beleaguered yet incredibly astute Deke is drawn back into the world of homicide after teaming up with the young, driven, idealistic Jim Baxter (Malek).
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Main Board short turnover decreased by -45% from yesterday, which is 45% of the 1-year average, as 11% of turnover was short turnover (Hong Kong short turnover includes ETF short volume, which is driven by market makers’ ETF hedging).
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Remember that China’s high saving rate is driven by the lack of a social safety net.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The cars are completely disassembled and modified around the original chassis with a process driven by Singer’s obsessive attention to detail.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2025
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Esther is the original feminist killjoy — acerbic, brilliant, obsessive, confrontational, deeply relatable.Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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After three ships ran aground on the reef in just 18 days, provoking national outcry, Congress created the nation’s largest marine sanctuary in 1990 — a 2,800-square-mile swath from Dry Tortugas to Key Biscayne christened the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bird strikes are dangerous, and have resulted in many crashes, for example the Miracle on the Hudson in 2009 when an Airbus 320 ran into a skein of Canada geese and was forced to ditch in the Hudson river.David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Then they can be pushed forward to become healthy heart cells or mutations — or other abnormalities can be corrected.Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 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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People with depression may be distracted on the road, have a slower reaction time, or have careless or impulsive driving behaviors, like hard braking or speeding.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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This perspective can help avoid mistakes stemming from poor tax planning or impulsive financial decisions.Rory O'Hara, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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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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Around that moment, Cronin pressed pause.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Multiple picks ensure ripeness and some are whole cluster pressed.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The success has propelled Shaboozey into the public eye and led to show appearances and campaigns, including YSL’s Myslf Le Parfum campaign this fall.Kristen Tauer, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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That early surge propelled the Tigers to a 76-50 victory over Bryant in Sunday’s championship game of the Chad Gardner Law King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic at Fairdale.Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
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Clad in all white, the 32x Grammy winner rode into NRG Stadium on a white horse, performing ’16 Carriages’ and her Beatles ‘Blackbiird’ cover to kick off her A Cowboy Carter Christmas NFL halftime show at the Houston Texans-Baltimore Ravens game.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
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And the Jewish world mourned the deaths of Ken Holtzman, the winningest Jewish pitcher in MLB history, and Hall of Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in the Belmont Stakes.Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Driven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driven. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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