roused 1 of 2

past tense of rouse

roused

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roused
Adjective
Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 It was later turned into a film which roused several of the women to write their own memoirs of the orchestra. Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025 Well, for one, the go-to induction method is being roused from your bed in the middle of the night, hog-tied, and tossed in a van. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025 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
Verb
  • Weiss will never be woke enough for her critics, and that’s a good thing.
    Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Blues, who included woke Luddites and other political enemies, would be shut out of the bounty—forced out, in fact.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Three back-to-back violent incidents in the space of 10 months have awakened a new reckoning in corporate security that is fundamentally altering the way companies protect their executives, data from a new Goldman Sachs Ayco report found.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Shapiro and members of his family had to be awakened and evacuated, but no one was injured.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege that in October 2024, Spencer awoke to find his daughter missing from the family’s home, prompting him to leave to search for her.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Just hours after snorting the drug, Sarah awoke to find her girlfriend unresponsive beside her.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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