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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
In a white tux, the groom emerged to rousing applause, according to videographer Moziko Wind.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis delivered a rousing speech to a room full of powerful Hollywood women in a pink wig.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The rousing instrumental, composed by new-age musician and longtime Entertainment Tonight co-host John Tesh, has long been beloved by basketball fans of all stripes — and was even sampled in the ‘00s on songs by star rappers Nelly and Joe Budden.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are tied 2-2 after the Toronto Blue Jays delivered a rousing offensive performance and a strong pitching day from their arms.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis delivered a rousing speech to a room full of powerful Hollywood women in a pink wig.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The rousing instrumental, composed by new-age musician and longtime Entertainment Tonight co-host John Tesh, has long been beloved by basketball fans of all stripes — and was even sampled in the ‘00s on songs by star rappers Nelly and Joe Budden.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are tied 2-2 after the Toronto Blue Jays delivered a rousing offensive performance and a strong pitching day from their arms.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
Verb
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The boy jerks his head as if to wake himself, turns around abruptly and looks the other way, even though there’s nothing special to see besides darkness and emptiness, which is where a living eye should never look.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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What begins as a ritual to have their deepest wishes granted soon twists into a waking nightmare of survival and betrayal.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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But during her absence, Tankie awoke from his dormant slumber.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Rice awakened the Immortals (including Cleopatra) in the early 1900s.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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Your inner prankster awakens during Mercury retrograde.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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More than three devices is considered a cluster that arouses interest.—
Carolyn Forché,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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That intense scarcity arouses a FOMO among very wealthy car lovers that allows Ferrari to charge prices like $250,000 for one of its entry-level cars, and $3 million for a hypercar like its F80.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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