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as in waked
to cause to stop sleeping
the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep
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as in awaked
to cease to be asleep
I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late
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Recent Examples of roused
Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
These setbacks roused long-standing SpaceX critics and attracted new ones, including the Mexican government, which has threatened legal action against the company over reported debris on and around its shores.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Their experiences have roused growing awareness about how AI chatbots can influence people’s perceptions and otherwise impact their mental health, especially as such bots have become notorious for their people-pleasing tendencies.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Patients can be briefly roused—for example, to ask them to roll over or change a dressing—before falling unconscious again.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
These setbacks roused long-standing SpaceX critics and attracted new ones, including the Mexican government, which has threatened legal action against the company over reported debris on and around its shores.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Their experiences have roused growing awareness about how AI chatbots can influence people’s perceptions and otherwise impact their mental health, especially as such bots have become notorious for their people-pleasing tendencies.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roused
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My first safari was back in 1989; followed by my honeymoon safari in 1996, when my husband and I woke to lion tracks outside our tent.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now it's woke again for trying to wipe an imaginary farmer from its logo.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Aldana and Morales Rolón were awakened around dawn by agents banging on their door.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Gomez's character, who won her Family Wizard competition in the 2012 Wizards of Waverly Place series finale, was asleep on a couch before being awakened, raising a sleep mask off her eyes.—
Dory Jackson,
PEOPLE,
4 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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Sure, it has been taxed during this difficult stretch, but 11 other bullpens awoke on Wednesday with more innings pitched than Houston’s since the All-Star break.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Roused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roused. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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