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as in waked
to cause to stop sleeping
the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep
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as in awaked
to cease to be asleep
set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m.
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as in provoked
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment
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as in roused
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as in excited
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Recent Examples of aroused
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Stubborn inflation and the potential for tariffs to drive up prices have aroused significant fears among policymakers and consumers that household budgets and the economy as a whole will be under significant strain for the foreseeable future.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The horrors of Gaza have rightly aroused international outrage.
—Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The loudness to which Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler) exclaims that he is aroused was wild considering Lily (Cathy Ang) is in the next room.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With Mars high in your chart, your ambition is aroused.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
You’re turned on When you’re aroused, blood rushes to your vulva.
—Erika W. Smith, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
Communicating throughout the day, flirting, touching, teasing, eye contact, and slow build-up help the body feel safe, aroused, and seen.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
In its way, this was a high occasion of state, an opportunity for the government to make a display of its brisk, sober ability to act, and to quell the unrest that this horrific and very public murder had aroused.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Stubborn inflation and the potential for tariffs to drive up prices have aroused significant fears among policymakers and consumers that household budgets and the economy as a whole will be under significant strain for the foreseeable future.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The horrors of Gaza have rightly aroused international outrage.
—Sam Fleischacker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The loudness to which Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler) exclaims that he is aroused was wild considering Lily (Cathy Ang) is in the next room.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With Mars high in your chart, your ambition is aroused.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
You’re turned on When you’re aroused, blood rushes to your vulva.
—Erika W. Smith, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
Communicating throughout the day, flirting, touching, teasing, eye contact, and slow build-up help the body feel safe, aroused, and seen.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aroused
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An international bestseller later turned into a film by Mira Nair, the book owed its success, in part, to its blunt articulation of the fear and loathing provoked by the American Empire even among many of its eager janissaries.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the vote provoked a firestorm from progressive groups and rank-and-file Democrats, who accused him of capitulating without winning concessions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Affleck, one of the stars from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, entered rehearsals excited to be paired with Jan Ravnik and to tap into her Latin roots.—
Joelle Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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When people are excited, there’s bound to be energy and urgency.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Walton-Penner ownership group woke everybody up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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In his acceptance speech, Cooper revealed only started drama classes a couple of years ago and encouraged those watching to step out of their comfort zones.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, as American moms have been enthusiastically encouraged to breastfeed, many experts have emphasized that making sure infants are fed, period, should be parents’ highest priority.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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This is going to be a very horny, very sumptuous, and possibly indeed demented movie, apparently featuring a fair amount of finger sucking and BDSM: Of course, despite its reputation (?), Wuthering Heights (1847) is a deeply unsexy book.—
Emily Temple
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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This Mary is horny, drunk, and completely belligerent about her dream of being a cabaret star.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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The box office success of King Kong’s 1952 rerelease, followed by Eugene Lourie’s The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), where a dinosaur was awakened by an atomic blast, both served as inspiration.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The car’s impact awakened other family members in the home, but they were not hurt, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Residents awoke to an atmospheric anomaly — fueled by meteorological conditions trapping smoke from Northern California wildfires — in which the sky did indeed turn a smoky orange.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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On an afternoon when the offense finally awoke from its summer hibernation, this represented a chance for a statement drive in a benchmark game.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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But dogs still need ways to burn off energy and stay mentally stimulated.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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For example, one study found that breast cancer cell growth was stimulated by low concentrations of genistein and inhibited by higher concentrations.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Aroused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aroused. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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