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
The 2½-hour ceremony opened with a whimsical tribute to Italian lyric opera, with the stage director rousing not only the closing ceremony cast, including Achille Lauro, but also long-dormant opera characters tucked away in crates within the amphitheater's tunnels.
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
But a) that game on Wednesday against Arsenal may have taken a lot out of Edwards’ team, and b) surely Palace have to rouse themselves sooner rather than later.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
What roused them from complacency to defiance?
—Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 19 Feb. 2026
Opposition parties failed to muster the level of organization and intensity that could rouse the public into pressuring the government.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
But a) that game on Wednesday against Arsenal may have taken a lot out of Edwards’ team, and b) surely Palace have to rouse themselves sooner rather than later.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
What roused them from complacency to defiance?
—Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 19 Feb. 2026
Opposition parties failed to muster the level of organization and intensity that could rouse the public into pressuring the government.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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This season Sinatra wakes from her coma and faces a new obstacle in Jane (Nicole Brydon Bloom).—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Customizing the fill to your preference prevents waking with a sore neck.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
6 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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Mother Earth has awakened after a mild-winter snooze.—
Mindy Schauer,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the series premiere of Netflix’s Vladimir, Rachel Weisz awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of digital leaders from around the world are here, displaying the latest in robotics, quantum computing, and IQ AI, which is grappling with the relationship between us—humans—and the multitude of AI agents that proffer help and arouse suspicion.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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To avoid arousing suspicion, the mission was primarily carried out by ground forces with limited air support from helicopters, Trevilla said.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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