rousts

verb

present tense third-person singular of roust
as in wakes
to force (someone or something) to move from a place The soldiers were rousted from their beds before sunrise.

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  1. wakes
  2. awakens
  3. rouses
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  • The speaker in Hirshfield’s poem wakes twice, inviting us to consider both a physical awakening and a spiritual one.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026
  • A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of wakes
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  • But when the 20-foot-tall creation awakens, his gentle nature clashes with the violent purpose he was built for.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The 12-year-old student council member spoke about how the shofar, the ram’s horn blown during High Holy Days, awakens Jews to reflect on and reaffirm their beliefs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of awakens
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  • The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of rouses
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“Rousts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rousts. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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