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to force (someone or something) to move from a place
The soldiers were rousted from their beds before sunrise.
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Angine desperately returns to the store, again and again, to get her fix from Malaise, her face reddening from blood just below the surface, a canvas of her awakened desire.
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The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.
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Lange's husband went home and woke her up to share the good news, the lottery said.
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Today, there are no more bodies left to bury, but those sleepless nights remain.
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Fatigue, severe pain, heavy and irregular flow, sleepless nights on the bathroom floor.
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After Israel struck a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut on Sunday, Israelis went to bed expecting to be roused by incoming missiles from Iran.
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This roused the Court-Philippe-Chatrier crowd, and in the second set Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball to the rafters and asking people in her box to leave.
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For example, don’t lay awake at night thinking about tomorrow's tasks.
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Maybe staying awake to novel experiences is the key to vitality.
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Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
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Having the right pillow can make a big difference between a peaceful night’s sleep and a restless, wakeful one.
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“Rousted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rousted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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