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to force (someone or something) to move from a place
The soldiers were rousted from their beds before sunrise.
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Adjective
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Angine desperately returns to the store, again and again, to get her fix from Malaise, her face reddening from blood just below the surface, a canvas of her awakened desire.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2025
Verb
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An announcement on board woke Liquori.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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Flames and explosions woke residents in Golders Green, home to one of the city’s largest Jewish communities.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There could have been another one on Friday night in Indianapolis against the Pacers before OG Anunoby roused himself in the second half.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Thursday’s moment roused immediate boos from the crowd on Stadium 2.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Anyone who has struggled with anxiety, chronic stress, or sleepless nights knows this feeling well.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The film stars Sergi López (Pan’s Labyrinth) as a man who travels with his son to a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco in search of his daughter Mar, who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike formulas that are more focused on dramatic volume or length, curling mascaras lift, fan, and define each lash like a lash curler would, so your eyes look wide awake even before your first coffee.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the surface storage, what truly keeps subsurface asset managers awake at night is the reservoir skin effect.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Rousted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rousted. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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