1
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
No mainstream Rebellion leader in Andor has delivered anything half as rousing.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Matt Robison is a writer, podcast host, and former congressional staffer
Jonathan Tobin—Trump Has Struck a Blow Against the Deep State
The first hundred days of the Trump 2.0 administration have been a rousing success.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the defining factor in a rousing year was the Dutchman’s ability to leave his ego at the door.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Without the Jedi saving the day at the last minute or John Williams' rousing musical themes adding classical wonder to the action, the clashes between the Republic and the CIS — especially those happening away from the frontlines — suddenly felt heavier and more dangerous.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Matt Robison is a writer, podcast host, and former congressional staffer
Jonathan Tobin—Trump Has Struck a Blow Against the Deep State
The first hundred days of the Trump 2.0 administration have been a rousing success.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the defining factor in a rousing year was the Dutchman’s ability to leave his ego at the door.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Without the Jedi saving the day at the last minute or John Williams' rousing musical themes adding classical wonder to the action, the clashes between the Republic and the CIS — especially those happening away from the frontlines — suddenly felt heavier and more dangerous.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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On the evening of Thursday, May 1, a Butte County, Calif. resident woke to the sound of a car horn.—
Shyla Watson,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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And without defenders, enemies redefined liberals, first as out-of-touch elitists, then as allies of corporations ignoring the demands of working people, and eventually, today, as woke snowflakes.—
Kevin M. Schultz,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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Yet when Sánchez awoke around 1 a.m. Friday and reflexively checked his phone, there was a response.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Kenwood and Parkville's regional final baseball game was scoreless through six innings, but the Bluebirds awoke with six runs in the seventh.—
James Peters,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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Two hours after co-chairing an online meeting of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), she was awakened by missiles striking her town, Kyiv.—
Joan Michelson,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The girls’ training has awakened the men to request a seminar for the boys.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
17 May 2025
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Sidelining people who voiced those views aroused righteous wrath.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The decision to involve the United States in espionage aroused little public opposition, both in Washington’s day and for decades to come.—
James Santel,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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