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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Lady Gaga got into the French spirit Friday at the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris with a rousing performance of 1960s cabaret tune ‘Mon truc en plumes’.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 July 2024
The Paris Olympics are officially underway, and Lady Gaga lit the event’s musical torch with a rousing performance on the River Seine at the opening ceremony.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
Given that vulnerability, Netanyahu is hoping that a rousing speech in D.C. could shore up his support in Israel.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 25 July 2024
When the plague descends, so does class warfare as the newcomer rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 July 2024
The Paris Olympics are officially underway, and Lady Gaga lit the event’s musical torch with a rousing performance on the River Seine at the opening ceremony.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
Given that vulnerability, Netanyahu is hoping that a rousing speech in D.C. could shore up his support in Israel.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 25 July 2024
When the plague descends, so does class warfare as the newcomer rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rouse. Accessed 25 Aug. 2024.
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