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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
Filming was completed for The Toxic Avenger in 2021 and after its rousing world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, in September 2023, the movie was stuck in a holding pattern.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Making his first Chicago appearance in more than seven years on Wednesday at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, the iconic singer-guitarist delivered a rousing 110-minute concert steeped in political dissent and social commentary.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Witkoff, a real-estate lawyer by training whose apprenticeship in diplomacy has so far produced neither peace in Gaza nor an end to the war in Ukraine, offered a rousing paean to the boss.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Making his first Chicago appearance in more than seven years on Wednesday at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, the iconic singer-guitarist delivered a rousing 110-minute concert steeped in political dissent and social commentary.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Witkoff, a real-estate lawyer by training whose apprenticeship in diplomacy has so far produced neither peace in Gaza nor an end to the war in Ukraine, offered a rousing paean to the boss.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
Verb
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An opportunity to wake a dormant gift.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the relationship didn't become romantic until later on, Umansky and Zingerman spent nearly every waking moment together in high school.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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There won’t be a day when Americans awake to news that vaccines are prohibited, or that the National Institutes of Health has been shuttered.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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After traversing nearby neighborhoods with William in their patrol car, officers found the boy's home and awoke his parents to the news.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Many of us in the workforce don’t have the luxury of when to hit the hay or awaken in the morning.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Stubborn inflation and the potential for tariffs to drive up prices have aroused significant fears among policymakers and consumers that household budgets and the economy as a whole will be under significant strain for the foreseeable future.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The horrors of Gaza have rightly aroused international outrage.—
Sam Fleischacker,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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