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
Notre Dame was better Thursday, coming from behind to win 27-24 on a last-second 41-yard field goal in a slow-starting game that roused itself to turn entertaining and end compelling.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
The residents of Coffey Park — about 9,000 people — were roused from their beds in a panic and fled through flames and whipping embers.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The crowd gave them a rousing standing ovation when they were done.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The matchup offers a marquee finale for a tournament that did not begin on a rousing note.
—Andy McCullough, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
The residents of Coffey Park — about 9,000 people — were roused from their beds in a panic and fled through flames and whipping embers.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The crowd gave them a rousing standing ovation when they were done.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The matchup offers a marquee finale for a tournament that did not begin on a rousing note.
—Andy McCullough, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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Apple continues to generate chatter for its landmark 1984 commercial that shows an athlete hurling a sledgehammer at propaganda video, waking citizens from a subdued state.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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But my girlfriend was kicking me and trying to wake me up.—
Katherine Turman,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 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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Uranus stationing direct today awakens a turnaround regarding your earning potential.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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After playing on their heels for most of the first half, the Grizzlies began to awaken after the break.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 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 13 Feb. 2025.
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