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aroused

[uh-rauzd] / əˈraʊzd /


ADJECTIVE
agitated
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ADJECTIVE
alarmed
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ADJECTIVE
hot and bothered
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ADJECTIVE
inflamed
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Just like “The Pitt,” “Widow’s Bay” has aroused the kind of obsessive fandom that leads to Emmy glory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Because of the suspicions aroused by the complaints, she said, she lost a job.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The constant training has aroused the interest of her brother, 11-year-old Logan, who is also due to compete.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

It enables Alexander to be briefed and to update his handlers, though he can’t stay in there too long, lest suspicions be aroused on the other side of the hack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

Yet the PAC aroused in me the hope that even though the founders were breakaway ANC men, unity between our two groups was possible.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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