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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
After delivering his version of a rousing speech at a companywide presentation for a new project in Canton, Ohio, Ron suffers a modest embarrassment in front of his colleagues and his boss, Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips).
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite an innate gift for melodic beauty and a bedraggled voice that would rouse itself to startling intensity, he was often derailed by substance abuse issues and a deluge of releases that were clearly in need of an editor or A&R executive to prune.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
In addition to a silent auction, the gala staged a rousing musical salute to Jam & Lewis — under the direction of Adam Blackstone — which featured performances by Durand Bernarr, Eric Bellinger, Tina Campbell, Johnny Gill and Estelle.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite an innate gift for melodic beauty and a bedraggled voice that would rouse itself to startling intensity, he was often derailed by substance abuse issues and a deluge of releases that were clearly in need of an editor or A&R executive to prune.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
In addition to a silent auction, the gala staged a rousing musical salute to Jam & Lewis — under the direction of Adam Blackstone — which featured performances by Durand Bernarr, Eric Bellinger, Tina Campbell, Johnny Gill and Estelle.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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In the new Indonesian horror flick The Elixir, a new herbal potion concocted by a traditional medicine doctor accidentally wakes the dead, and now all Hell is breaking loose.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Weiss will never be woke enough for her critics, and that’s a good thing.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Hocus Pocus, Dani, her older brother Max (Omri Katz) and his crush Allison (Vinessa Shaw) have to save the children of Salem, Massachusetts after accidentally awaking the witch Sanderson sisters from their 300-year slumber.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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When Fuller awakes several hours later, her head has been shaved, she’s covered in antihistamine cream, and she’s tied up in a basement.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the siblings say grace before eating, Sean awakens, and Erin calls for a doctor.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Designed for an effortless curl, this seeks to awaken the eyes by reaching every lash without pinching.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Certainly, they are aroused by the concept of being ruinously in its thrall.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yet the calmness of these denials aroused American suspicion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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