roust

as in to wake
to force (someone or something) to move from a place The soldiers were rousted from their beds before sunrise.

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Recent Examples of roust The European folk roots of Ferrell's work felt front and center with the arrangement and should roust crowds potentially baking in the sun at Denver's Empower Field at Mile High. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Mar. 2024 Their combination of sprightly cuteness, small size and determination — they were originally bred to roust badgers — endear them to many. Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 That goal appeared to roust the Panthers, who scored twice in the period, yet trailed 3-2 going into the third. George Richards, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023 For the first time in 18 months, Pyle slept in a private room with a locked door and without fear that someone would roust him at night or steal his belongings. Chris Serres, Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for roust
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  • That woke me up to the bogus nature of the operators using the web and producing ads and subscriptions.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But Mom already knew, because I’d woken her, too.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • With the nation’s freedom hanging in the balance, the founders discover true liberty cannot only be written into law – it must be awakened in the hearts of the people.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Cases are flooding the courts, with hearings in DC’s local criminal court routinely lasting late into the night and federal prosecutors awakened for new cases.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • Despite an innate gift for melodic beauty and a bedraggled voice that would rouse itself to startling intensity, he was often derailed by substance abuse issues and a deluge of releases that were clearly in need of an editor or A&R executive to prune.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • So there are plenty of juicy questions on the table for future weeks of the season, but it should be said that putting a character like Roddy at the center of Slow Horses has given season five a rousing comic boost.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Roust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roust. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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