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as in to wake
to cause to stop sleeping
the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep
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as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late
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Recent Examples of rouse
Sacramento State’s annual Rising Stars was a two-day whirlwind marathon of drills and activity that played out on several grass fields near Hornet Stadium, and it was deemed a rousing success, from the weather to the effort to the kudos.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
But please, lots of rousing hymns.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Braden Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of his rousing major league debut to rally the Chicago White Sox past the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Tuesday night.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Braden Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of his rousing major league debut to rally the Chicago White Sox past the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Tuesday night.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
But please, lots of rousing hymns.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Braden Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of his rousing major league debut to rally the Chicago White Sox past the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Tuesday night.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Braden Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning of his rousing major league debut to rally the Chicago White Sox past the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Tuesday night.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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The tablet threatens to consume the 8-year-old’s every waking moment, leaving no time for making memories with her partners in pretend.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Brittney Brimway and her three children were on a flight from Los Angeles to Turks and Caicos with a layover in New York City when her son woke her up with some less-than-comforting news.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Residents in southeastern districts adjacent to the facility awoke to thick columns of black smoke rising above the city skyline, while local environmental authorities advised city residents to limit time outdoors amid concerns over air quality.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the man awoke to a bear paw.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Daniela López stars in the film as Julia, an introverted music student whose curiosity and passion for protest is awakened amid a growing feminist movement on her university campus, and with #MeToo as a backdrop.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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Dawn’s main character, Lilith, awakens in the care of an alien species long after Earth has been destroyed by nuclear war.—
Alexandra Oliva,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Overview The emergence of teleSUR has aroused significant interest due to its uniqueness of being the first regional television channel purely financed by more than three Latin American states.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Bell is a revelation as the nebbish, envious and conflictedly aroused Niall — a desperate man hiding from others and himself.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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