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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
Jones Dickson received a rousing applause from a standing-room-only ceremony, which included former Alameda County district attorneys Nancy O’Malley, Tom Orloff and D. Lowell Jensen, as well as San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and Oakland police Chief Floyd Mitchell.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Ellis-Taylor’s rousing speech might’ve been the most potent of a night that felt more church revival than awards show.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Many devotees have been clamoring for a tour for the lively country album, especially following the rousing success of the RenaissanceWorld Tour in support of her dance album.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
His rousing, technically impressive performance also raised the question of how much revolution Kendrick could possibly hope to represent, spark, or speak for while being platformed on a stage meant first and foremost to serve the pre-existing establishment.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Ellis-Taylor’s rousing speech might’ve been the most potent of a night that felt more church revival than awards show.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Many devotees have been clamoring for a tour for the lively country album, especially following the rousing success of the RenaissanceWorld Tour in support of her dance album.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
His rousing, technically impressive performance also raised the question of how much revolution Kendrick could possibly hope to represent, spark, or speak for while being platformed on a stage meant first and foremost to serve the pre-existing establishment.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rouse
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Neither woke progressivism nor MAGA populism are terms that would be familiar to Hamilton, Jefferson, Partridge, Thayer, or Jackson.—
Ryan Shaw / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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This woke bill is just one more example of the moral decay that emanates from Democrats who turn away from Christianity.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
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The fourth victim included in Phelps' indictment, meanwhile, ended up in a coma as a result of her sedation, but later awoke, according to NBC News and the AP.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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But during the administration of the medication that would stop her heart, the woman awoke and resisted.—
Stephanie Nolen,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The wattage from that theatrical result not only awakens the IP’s flame, but extends it across the parks, merchandise as well as the generational appeal for the franchise to come.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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The sector is beginning to awaken to the need to start designing simpler, more relevant products that speak to people at earlier, and more consistently, across many more different stages of life.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The brain perceives inevitable crises and uncertainties as a threat to our survival, instantly arousing fight-or-flight reactions.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, Harry is acting shady enough to arouse some suspicions.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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