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
There could have been another one on Friday night in Indianapolis against the Pacers before OG Anunoby roused himself in the second half.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Thursday’s moment roused immediate boos from the crowd on Stadium 2.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Ever since that fateful 1950s day in New Jersey when Steve Spielberg's father roused him from slumber to take a late-night rural drive out to watch a spectacular shooting star show, the legendary filmmaker has been fascinated with outer space and the mysteries of the cosmos.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The audience isn’t ready to say goodbye to her rabble-rousing activist Perfidia Beverly Hills.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Thursday’s moment roused immediate boos from the crowd on Stadium 2.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Ever since that fateful 1950s day in New Jersey when Steve Spielberg's father roused him from slumber to take a late-night rural drive out to watch a spectacular shooting star show, the legendary filmmaker has been fascinated with outer space and the mysteries of the cosmos.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The audience isn’t ready to say goodbye to her rabble-rousing activist Perfidia Beverly Hills.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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So, that December, my parents woke me up in the middle of the night for our last cross-country drive through the underground.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The patterns displayed during active sleep often resemble those seen during waking behaviors, supporting the idea that the brain may be reactivating prior experiences.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Exports spiked; Americans awoke to the pleasures of their native whiskey.—
Adam Sachs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Americans awoke to another air traffic tragedy this week.—
Robert Poole,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cynthia Trevino, a resident for 27 years, said she’s been awakened at 3 and 4 in the morning by planes that fail to follow the airport’s voluntary noise abatement program.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The original movie, released in 1999, starred Fraser as treasure hunter who travels to Egypt in the 1920s with a spunky librarian, played by Weisz, only to accidentally awaken a supernaturally powerful high priest.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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When a roadster with a rumble seat came out of the fire road and turned west toward Clam Lake, the wardens’ suspicions were aroused.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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The harder a person tries to force sleep, the more aroused the brain becomes, the more elusive sleep becomes.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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