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as in to wake
to cause to stop sleeping
the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep
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as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late
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Recent Examples of rouse
Around the same time as Helly's rousing speech, Irving is knocking on Burt’s door.
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Skyler Trepel, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Demi Moore gave me a taste of her rousing Golden Globes speech at Saturday morning’s Indie Spirits brunch in Santa Monica.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Winning a Globe is never a guarantee of Oscars glory, but giving a rousing speech to all of Hollywood can certainly help your chances.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
The production design transforms Los Angeles into a phantasmagoric nightmare from which Elisabeth cannot be roused—as herself or as Sue.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Skyler Trepel, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Demi Moore gave me a taste of her rousing Golden Globes speech at Saturday morning’s Indie Spirits brunch in Santa Monica.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Winning a Globe is never a guarantee of Oscars glory, but giving a rousing speech to all of Hollywood can certainly help your chances.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
The production design transforms Los Angeles into a phantasmagoric nightmare from which Elisabeth cannot be roused—as herself or as Sue.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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Being on the lake and being able to go wake surfing and going for sunset rides with your buddies and stuff.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Smart alarm clocks wake you during your lightest sleep phase, while circadian rhythm apps help optimize light exposure, caffeine, and sleep timing for a smoother adjustment.—
Maria Sokolina,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Several people awoke Friday — some in the middle of the night — to evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area, and evacuation warnings to neighborhoods just west of the reservoir.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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In Wisconsin, residents of Green Bay awoke to a temperature of minus 12 degrees.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Mark awakens at his sister’s house during her husband Ricken’s book launch event.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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He was awakened by a phone call at dawn the next morning.—
Michael Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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One of the pioneers of the industry, Richard Viguerie, was an expert in discovering issues that could arouse emotional responses and generate donations and support for a variety of conservative causes.—
Aaron Coy Moulton / Made by History,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Once hailed as the height of American aerospace invention and engineering, Boeing now faces several growing difficulties that have aroused shareholder uncertainty and jeopardized its financial viability.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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