ROUSTS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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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The Hulu series also stars Sam Nivola as a teenager who awakens from a coma after an accident believing his mother (Britton) is an impostor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
And yet, if someone earnestly explores the merits of the zodiac or crystal healing at a dinner party, my inner cynic awakens.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of awakens

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Carl lowers his head like a hitter hit by a pitch, then rouses himself and breaks into a stiff, elderly trot, shooting a salute over at whoever’s inside the tilted little guard hut.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026

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