as in to jazz (up)
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Verb
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Yet when Sánchez awoke around 1 a.m. Friday and reflexively checked his phone, there was a response.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025 -
Kenwood and Parkville's regional final baseball game was scoreless through six innings, but the Bluebirds awoke with six runs in the seventh.—
James Peters,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Rose rouses him though, with concerns of their baby arriving prematurely.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Where Mraz and his brassy Super Band were polished, note-perfect and exuded an infectiously upbeat vibe, 4 Non Blondes’ uneven 13-song set was alternately rousing and rough-and-tumble.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Cook, stirring constantly until clear and thickened.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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Promoting Marina without discussing it with him first makes Lara look like she’s known about Marina’s greatness all along, without giving the captain credit for stirring the department in the right direction.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Two hours after co-chairing an online meeting of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), she was awakened by missiles striking her town, Kyiv.—
Joan Michelson,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The girls’ training has awakened the men to request a seminar for the boys.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
17 May 2025
Verb
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These wildfires, while destructive, have also provided researchers with insights into giant sequoia ecology, revealing that moderate-severity burns can stimulate seed release and create favorable germination conditions.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Muscles, heart rate, strength, motor control — and the brain — all are stimulated by exercise.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Sidelining people who voiced those views aroused righteous wrath.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The decision to involve the United States in espionage aroused little public opposition, both in Washington’s day and for decades to come.—
James Santel,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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“Wake (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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