roused 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of rousednext
as in awakened

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roused

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verb

past tense of rouse
1
as in waked
to cause to stop sleeping the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep

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2
as in awaked
to cease to be asleep I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late

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  1. awakened
  2. awoke
  3. wakeful
Verb
  • However, when Yeon Sang-ho’s blockbuster Train to Busan took the global box office by storm in 2016, the Korean industry awakened to the economic beast of Korean zombie IP.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • By the time the 2020 election rolled around, the political establishment had awakened and thrown its entire weight behind Joe Biden.
    Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of awakened
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  • Residents of parts of upstate New York and Vermont awoke to winter-like weather Thursday morning, including the earliest a foot of snow has fallen in the higher elevations of the Green Mountain state in 14 years.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Series creator Ryan Murphy explains to Variety that the real Lois was the one who awoke from her coma, and that everything in the season’s first six episodes was a dream.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of awoke
Adjective
  • 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.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Having the right pillow can make a big difference between a peaceful night’s sleep and a restless, wakeful one.
    Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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