as in waking
to force (someone or something) to move from a place
The soldiers were rousted from their beds before sunrise.
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Each person's circadian rhythm, often defined as the body's internal 24-hour clock, keeps the body operating on a healthy pattern of sleeping and waking.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026 -
In 1941 Wales, the populace all begin dreaming of King Arthur’s return, while also claiming to witness waking phenomena like dragons in the London Underground and lights at Stonehenge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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The plot revolves around a rare cosmic event when three significant nights – Chaitra Amavasya, Chaitra Purnima, and Baishakhi Amavasya – occur close together, awakening Trighori, a dark and destructive force rooted in folklore.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The often misunderstood polar vortex is awakening again Along with the cold, rounds of lake-effect snow are forecast for the Great Lakes region and the Northeast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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For the record, both of those piano ballads were particularly rousing on Thursday evening.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Though Garfield is attending the RNC reluctantly to give a speech in support of his friend, Congressman James Blaine (Bradley Whitford), for the presidency, his rousing oration inadvertently earns him the nomination.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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