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
Ford shapes it into a film filled with rousing sequences, but also lyrical asides and gentler moments that establish why the struggle matters.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
The tone shifted to nervousness as someone roused me from bed.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
Young campers, counselors and staff are roused from sleep and begin a desperate rush to higher ground, according to social media accounts.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Later in the night he was joined by trumpeter Maurice Brown, and the two collaborated on a rousing, high-energy performance that was a hit among the revelers.
—Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
The tone shifted to nervousness as someone roused me from bed.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
Young campers, counselors and staff are roused from sleep and begin a desperate rush to higher ground, according to social media accounts.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Later in the night he was joined by trumpeter Maurice Brown, and the two collaborated on a rousing, high-energy performance that was a hit among the revelers.
—Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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Nighttime sleep may also be affected; naps that once seemed restorative might now push bedtime later or cause a child to wake earlier than usual.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Just before sunrise, a small group of newsmen slid into combat fatigues and safari jackets before slipping through the waking city in a convoy of vans and rental cars.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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Before the first practice of preseason camp, some 120 football players awoke at Selleck Hall.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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When the fateful day arrived and the giant scorpion approached Orion, the ever-alert hunter awoke as the beast stirred the nearby brush with its approach.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Guided by a skilled therapist, gentle reiki taps and healing touch techniques are used to awaken and align your body’s energy centers.—
Náosha Gregg,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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This, of course, has only aroused interest and suspicion.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
16 July 2025
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But less mechanically demanding games like Journey also arouse those nearly indescribably wonderful feelings associated with trekking: freedom, awe, fear, maybe loneliness — above all, the sensation of being totally immersed in nature.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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