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as in waked
to cause to stop sleeping
the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep
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as in awaked
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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as in excited
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Recent Examples of aroused
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The scans aroused suspicions, and the decision was made to admit Jim through the emergency room.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Court records also cite graphic messages in which Zinn admitted to being aroused by the material.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, her screams and attempts to pull away only aroused the animal, increasing its strength.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Rogen remembers the moment Apatow came up with one of the scenes that drew the biggest laughs in the film, in which Steve Carell’s character awkwardly tries to relieve himself while aroused.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The horrors of Gaza have rightly aroused international outrage.
—Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The loudness to which Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler) exclaims that he is aroused was wild considering Lily (Cathy Ang) is in the next room.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With Mars high in your chart, your ambition is aroused.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The titillating drama explores the complexities of dominant-submissive relationships and fetishes, as Ray gets aroused by making Colin lick his boots, buy his groceries and sleep at the foot of his bed.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The scans aroused suspicions, and the decision was made to admit Jim through the emergency room.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Court records also cite graphic messages in which Zinn admitted to being aroused by the material.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, her screams and attempts to pull away only aroused the animal, increasing its strength.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Rogen remembers the moment Apatow came up with one of the scenes that drew the biggest laughs in the film, in which Steve Carell’s character awkwardly tries to relieve himself while aroused.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The horrors of Gaza have rightly aroused international outrage.
—Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The loudness to which Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler) exclaims that he is aroused was wild considering Lily (Cathy Ang) is in the next room.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With Mars high in your chart, your ambition is aroused.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aroused
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For more than half a century, Martin Scorsese has surprised and provoked, shocked and illuminated, and – of course – entertained America, as few other filmmakers ever have.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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On the far east side of Michigan, the future of fluoride in drinking water — long an ordinary practice for preventing tooth decay — has suddenly provoked passionate debate.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Both backs seemed excited about employing more pony looks.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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He could also be seen nodding his approval after the dance — and earning a thunderous round of excited shouts from the audience.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Weiss will never be woke enough for her critics, and that’s a good thing.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Blues, who included woke Luddites and other political enemies, would be shut out of the bounty—forced out, in fact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Over the course of a conversation that spanned more than a million words and 300 hours, the bot encouraged Brooks to adopt grandiose beliefs, validated his delusions, and led him to believe the technological infrastructure that underpins the world was in imminent danger.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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These men, too, were encouraged to get married—and stay married.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There were stabs at horny lounge jazz, a melodramatic Latin guitar ballad, even a folksy blues number.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
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The siblings go through old pictures, watch old Super 8 footage and even read to each other from surprisingly graphic letters between their parents, expressing involuntary waves of horror and pride at how horny Jerry and Anne were for each other.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Shapiro and members of his family had to be awakened and evacuated, but no one was injured.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Schwarber passed it in his way in the fourth inning with one prodigious swing that awakened these Phillies.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors allege that in October 2024, Spencer awoke to find his daughter missing from the family’s home, prompting him to leave to search for her.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Just hours after snorting the drug, Sarah awoke to find her girlfriend unresponsive beside her.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The team also hopes to explore whether microscopic scaffolds can guide human cell growth and if the body can be stimulated to complete tissue regeneration once printing begins.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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But dogs still need ways to burn off energy and stay mentally stimulated.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Aroused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aroused. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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