1
as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping
the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep
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as in awakes
to cease to be asleep
I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late
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Recent Examples of rouses
No, Kravitz is an artist who builds from the essence of his music, true rock ‘n’ roll, creating a live show that doesn’t push boundaries but rouses the audience and satisfies our yearning for a real rock star.
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Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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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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The baker who wakes before dawn for sixty years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 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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November brings pristine snow, magical light, and long sunsets as the continent awakens from winter.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 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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That intense scarcity arouses a FOMO among very wealthy car lovers that allows Ferrari to charge prices like $250,000 for one of its entry-level cars, and $3 million for a hypercar like its F80.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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For various reasons—his kids are off from school during the robbery; his getaway driver drops out; his hotheaded gunman arouses suspicion—his haphazard caper doesn’t lead to riches.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Rouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouses. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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