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as in roused
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as in excited
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as in woke
to cause to stop sleeping
the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep
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as in awoke
to cease to be asleep
set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m.
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as in provoked
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment
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Recent Examples of aroused
Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Shane was both terrified and undeniably aroused by the idea.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Though military officials have always insisted that the X-37B is merely a technology testbed, the vehicle has aroused suspicion in some quarters.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2026
As his health dwindled, Proust took a particular interest in the case of an Irish revolutionary that aroused much public sympathy in France and elsewhere during the War of Independence.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
This coming game has aroused a great deal of interest throughout the state, and many will go to Athens to witness the event and wear the colors of their favorite team.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Research shows that when partners are physiologically aroused due to emotional overwhelm per minute during conflict, problem solving and empathy decline sharply.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The rhetoric, particularly about narcotics, aroused skepticism.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
For reasons that are quite possibly too unbearable to contemplate, a large group of American voters was not repulsed by such slander—they were actually aroused by it—and our politics have not been the same.
—Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
Jane Street may have also aroused jealousy among some traders for its massively profitable trading strategies, and the secret and eccentric behavior of co-founder Rob Granieri, described in a recent Bloomberg profile.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Shane was both terrified and undeniably aroused by the idea.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Though military officials have always insisted that the X-37B is merely a technology testbed, the vehicle has aroused suspicion in some quarters.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2026
As his health dwindled, Proust took a particular interest in the case of an Irish revolutionary that aroused much public sympathy in France and elsewhere during the War of Independence.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
This coming game has aroused a great deal of interest throughout the state, and many will go to Athens to witness the event and wear the colors of their favorite team.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Research shows that when partners are physiologically aroused due to emotional overwhelm per minute during conflict, problem solving and empathy decline sharply.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The rhetoric, particularly about narcotics, aroused skepticism.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
For reasons that are quite possibly too unbearable to contemplate, a large group of American voters was not repulsed by such slander—they were actually aroused by it—and our politics have not been the same.
—Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aroused
Adjective
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That’ll make everybody excited to compete against them.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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As curator, my goal is to create exhibitions for our artists that provide them with the freedom to experiment and get excited about new ideas, and expand the idea of what art is and can be for our patrons.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Traveler Tim Glasgow said his wife woke him up extra early this morning to beat the lines.—
Brandon Goldner,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Instead of simply challenging the more foolish of those woke policies, our federal and state governments seem hell bent on obliterating any activity that even hints of DEI.—
Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Iranians awoke Sunday for the first time in decades without Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as their supreme leader after he was killed in US-Israeli strikes, a profound shift in the nation’s history.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Americans awoke Saturday morning to the news that the United States and Israel had launched a series of strikes against Iran.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The lone spark from the hosts was Ross Johnston’s decisive fight win against Tyler Tucker, though Johnston was assessed a major penalty for boarding on the hit that provoked the conflict.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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Twenty-nine were classified as provoked, including incidents involving fishing, handling sharks or attempting to touch them.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Angine desperately returns to the store, again and again, to get her fix from Malaise, her face reddening from blood just below the surface, a canvas of her awakened desire.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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After all, there’s no shortage of horny mid-life women on screen and in literature these days, from Nicole Kidman’s Romy in Babygirl to the narrator of Miranda July’s All Fours.—
Rebecca Cope,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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See how the horny hockey show escaped the criticism and did what its contemporaries cannot.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What roused them from complacency to defiance?—
Joshua Hammer,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Feb. 2026
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Within minutes, the federal agents had roused Thi Dua Vang from bed.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Slusser alleged Kress is the one who encouraged her to live in that apartment.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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While Red States are generally supportive of immigration crackdowns, Blue States enacted sanctuary laws that encouraged undocumented migrants to concentrate in their cities despite being a clear violation of the Constitution.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Aroused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aroused. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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