aroused
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Stephen's reactions may not have aroused suspicion, but Hugo's did.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
The laughter it aroused was a loud, continuous, falling-off-the-couch, dangerous-for-fear-of-heart-attack laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
He says that she had been riding her bicycle by herself and she arrived at the hospital without a backpack or anything else that might have aroused suspicion.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
Finally, “Aura and Performance” considers divinity as aroused by the senses, especially sight.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
It was as though I had been aroused from sleep and for an instant I stood there looking, listening to the voice almost lost in the clamour of shouts, screams, burglar alarms and sirens.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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