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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Leanos recalls her sister waking her up to tell her that the video was going viral.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025 -
This notion supports the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, which proposes that dream content often reflects aspects of a person’s waking life.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Upon awakening to a loud fire alarm, EKG results showed an average heart rate of 180 beats per minute, as compared with an average of less than 70 while sleeping.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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The black-flame candle has officially been lit—IYK, YK—awakening the city's spirit with a theme honoring the Big Apple itself.—
Lauren Sanchez,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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Jamie Lee Curtis delivered a rousing speech to a room full of powerful Hollywood women in a pink wig.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The rousing instrumental, composed by new-age musician and longtime Entertainment Tonight co-host John Tesh, has long been beloved by basketball fans of all stripes — and was even sampled in the ‘00s on songs by star rappers Nelly and Joe Budden.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Rousting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rousting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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