arouse
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Synonyms & Antonyms for arouse
Synonyms
awake, awaken, knock up [British], rouse, wake, waken
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The emirate maintains cordial relationships with all three of those antagonists, allowing it to deepen economic ties with Iraq without arousing suspicion or animosity. — Bobby Ghosh, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Iraq and Kuwait are beginning a beautiful friendship," 18 Aug. 2019 Some artists are exploring more creative ways to maximise revenues without arousing fans’ ire. — The Economist, "How big stars maximise their take from tours," 25 July 2019 Their small size, coupled with worries over their potentially toxic chemical load, has aroused concerns over their potential impacts on ecosystems and human health. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, "Airborne Plastic Is Blowing All the Way to the Arctic," 14 Aug. 2019 The relentlessly bad news aroused fears and anger that vigils could only momentarily appease. — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, "After a week of devastating news, the start of school brings a sense of hope," 10 Aug. 2019 Apart from the bill’s effects, Biden’s support for it has long aroused skepticism. — Michael Steinberger, New York Times, "Joe Biden Wants to Take America Back to a Time Before Trump," 23 July 2019 Naturally, despite an abundance of motive in Malcolm’s inner circle, the easy targets here are Nick and Audrey, who quickly arouse the suspicions of the pompous French detective (Dany Boon) assigned to investigate. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston look for clues and laughs in a strained ‘Murder Mystery’," 14 June 2019 Naturally, despite an abundance of motive in Malcolm's inner circle, the easy targets here are Nick and Audrey, who quickly arouse the suspicions of the pompous French detective (Dany Boon) assigned to investigate. — Justin Chang, chicagotribune.com, "'Murder Mystery' review: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston take a European vacation," 14 June 2019 Artistic director Mike Ryan is amusingly fuming and preening as local Antiphola’s jealous husband Adriano, and Madeline Wall is always stretching and working out as Adriano’s sister Luciana, aghast yet aroused at the other Antiphola’s advances. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Shakespeare’s twins, Jane Austen romance delight in Santa Cruz," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arouse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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