driving
Americanadjective
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demanding a high or unreasonable rate of work from subordinates.
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vigorously active; energetic.
a driving young executive.
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having force and violence.
a driving storm.
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relaying or transmitting power.
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used while operating a vehicle.
driving gloves.
adjective
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having or moving with force and violence
driving rain
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forceful or energetic
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relating to the controlling of a motor vehicle in motion
driving test
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Police also set out in the court papers that Hammond had been accused of another driving offence in August last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It’s like driving a Lamborghini to go to the grocery store to pick up milk when that was designed to be raced around a track.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
McCreary says Brendan is often the driving force of their lyrical efforts, and “sometimes we co-write with other people. Claudio Sanchez wrote all the lyrics on ‘Sweet Misery.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The most significant factor driving down American fertility rates?
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
During a snowstorm, we were driving through the mountains with the girls when Jimmie slid off the road and into the drainage ditch.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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