1
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
The complaint says two colleagues attempted to rouse Ramirez from his bed during an early morning call for service, only to discover their friend and colleague had died at some point during the prior evening.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
The whoops and applause from family members and supporters in the crowd accompanied the rousing music and spectacular light show.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
Dunmore’s informants quickly reported the guards’ absence and roused him from sleep at the nearby Governor’s Palace.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
But these things are all about casting, and the match-up of the charmingly lethal Jackie Chan and motor-mouthed hot-shot Chris Tucker proved to be especially inspired, providing rousing action set pieces and quotable dialogue exchanges.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
The whoops and applause from family members and supporters in the crowd accompanied the rousing music and spectacular light show.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
Dunmore’s informants quickly reported the guards’ absence and roused him from sleep at the nearby Governor’s Palace.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
But these things are all about casting, and the match-up of the charmingly lethal Jackie Chan and motor-mouthed hot-shot Chris Tucker proved to be especially inspired, providing rousing action set pieces and quotable dialogue exchanges.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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Investors are slowly waking to the opportunities created by China’s ban on the export of rare earths but a modest uptick in the share prices of non-Chinese miners of the material could be just the start of something much bigger.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Shapiro, a Democrat, said Pennsylvania State Police woke him and his family at 2 a.m. to evacuate them as the fire spread.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Alex later awakes in the back seat to discover the vehicle has stopped, and the British man is no longer behind the wheel.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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McCullers awoke at 5:30 a.m. for a game that started 13 hours later.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Shapiro said his family and guests were awakened by state troopers banging on their doors at around 2 a.m. on Sunday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Shapiro said he, his wife, their four children, two dogs and another family that had celebrated the Jewish holiday of Passover at the residence Saturday were awakened by state troopers about 2 a.m.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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For now, any public attempt by Thune to check Trump would likely arouse even greater anger from the Republican base.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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This was music meant to arouse wonder and yearning.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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