rousts

verb

present tense third-person singular of roust
as in wakes
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 Synonyms for rousts
  1. wakes
  2. awakens
  3. rouses
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  • A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Every morning, Chef wakes Tony with a bucket of cold seawater.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wakes
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  • The co-creators had already hinted that after season 1, the subsequent installments would take the action back to 1935 and 1908, as the creature awakens from his sleep cycle every 27 years.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Listening to God’s messages of love for us awakens us to our spiritual worth and protection and guides us wisely.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of awakens
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  • The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of rouses
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“Rousts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rousts. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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