as in to jazz (up)
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But during her absence, Tankie awoke from his dormant slumber.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal played attractive, threatening football, and looked poised for a rousing win.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 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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In a large bowl, stir together fennel, garlic, heavy cream, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and 1 cup parmesan until evenly combined.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dissolve soda in milk; stir into shortening mixture.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Rice awakened the Immortals (including Cleopatra) in the early 1900s.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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Your inner prankster awakens during Mercury retrograde.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Cold showers stimulate the vagus nerve, reduce inflammation, and activate parts of the brain that can calm the body after long exposure.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The implication was that there could be an easily accessible, off-the-shelf shot capable of stimulating the immune system to fight cancer.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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For reasons that are quite possibly too unbearable to contemplate, a large group of American voters was not repulsed by such slander—they were actually aroused by it—and our politics have not been the same.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Now, Elizabeth and Michael must find a way to send her back to her time, while not arousing the suspicion of Michael’s mother and sister during their family vacation.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Wake (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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