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
Six Triple Eight is Perry’s rousing true story about the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black, all-female crew who volunteered themselves for World War II after suffering personal loss.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
But not all Chinese companies gave them a rousing reception at a time of intense nationalism and national security suspicions under Xi.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Michael Caton-Jones’ rousing historical epic is the sort of movie that hardly gets made anymore.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Lemon was soft-spoken in high school and is not a player who will give a rousing speech in front of the team.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
But not all Chinese companies gave them a rousing reception at a time of intense nationalism and national security suspicions under Xi.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Michael Caton-Jones’ rousing historical epic is the sort of movie that hardly gets made anymore.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Lemon was soft-spoken in high school and is not a player who will give a rousing speech in front of the team.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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In the middle of the night, her son is woken by a sound coming from somewhere in the house.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The morning after their arrival, Esther wakes to find Tomás missing—and a stranger at the door.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Residents awoke to an atmospheric anomaly — fueled by meteorological conditions trapping smoke from Northern California wildfires — in which the sky did indeed turn a smoky orange.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Tirso Ornelas’ seventh-inning grand slam triggered a late-game awaking as Triple-A El Paso beat host Sugar Land 13-2 on Wednesday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The first is the fundamental need to rest, the second is to awaken or feel renewed energy, and the third is to heal.—
Jessica Peralta,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Set in Columbus, Indiana, a city known for its unusual concentration of distinguished modern architecture, it’s centered on Casey, a teen-age girl with a difficult family background whose aesthetic passion has been awakened by the city’s masterworks.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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Court records also cite graphic messages in which Zinn admitted to being aroused by the material.—
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Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Instead, her screams and attempts to pull away only aroused the animal, increasing its strength.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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