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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
The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
Hope rouses life to continue, to expand, to grow, to reach out, to go on.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Set in a dreary English seaside town on the day a fascinating stranger visits and rouses Tom’s dreams, the story feels as timeless as its themes.
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Monitor Reviewers,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Nov. 2025
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
Front-axle motors deliver their full monty of instantaneous torque at every possible engine speed between 0 and 2,000 rpm; 2,000 rpm is the point at which the gas engine rouses itself to take over the majority of propulsion.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Sep. 2016
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave.
—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
Hope rouses life to continue, to expand, to grow, to reach out, to go on.
—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Set in a dreary English seaside town on the day a fascinating stranger visits and rouses Tom’s dreams, the story feels as timeless as its themes.
—
Monitor Reviewers,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Nov. 2025
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.
—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Front-axle motors deliver their full monty of instantaneous torque at every possible engine speed between 0 and 2,000 rpm; 2,000 rpm is the point at which the gas engine rouses itself to take over the majority of propulsion.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouses
Verb
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These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.
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So, when Harvard-Westlake travels, one of his teammates wakes him.
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Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt.
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The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.
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Your 9th House of Travel and Learning awakens, as a rooted Moon meets a quincunx from structured Saturn in your 4th House of Home, urging careful coordination.
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Dawn’s main character, Lilith, awakens in the care of an alien species long after Earth has been destroyed by nuclear war.
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More than three devices is considered a cluster that arouses interest.
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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.
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