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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  • Resident Armando Vierra, an Army veteran, said the explosion woke him up and shook his house, nearly five miles from the plant.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Reju isn’t the first company that has sought to wake New Yorkers up to a problem that’s literally mounting, if somewhat out of sight thousands of miles away.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Los Angeles in the fall awakens the senses.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to awakening her creativity, the potion also unleashes a number of dark monsters that inhabit her subconscious, one of which is her mother, who appears transformed into a hairy monster that Mia is forced to confront.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Djokovic raced onto it, flicked the ball down the line, and still won the point, rousing himself and the crowd with a finger to the ear.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • After delivering his version of a rousing speech at a companywide presentation for a new project in Canton, Ohio, Ron suffers a modest embarrassment in front of his colleagues and his boss, Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips).
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Roust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roust. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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