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also awaked
or awoke
1
as in woken
to cause to stop sleeping
awoke the boys for breakfast
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2
as in awakened
to cease to be asleep
at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start
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Recent Examples of awoken
Exports spiked; Americans awoke to the pleasures of their native whiskey.
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Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Americans awoke to another air traffic tragedy this week.
—Robert Poole, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
One of the other residents awoke to the sounds of a struggle coming from the girl's room and took down Fordyce.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
On a beach in Mexico, the Minutemen awoke to pain.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2026
The colonists awoke from their dream of lucrative plantations to find churches in ashes and molasses cauldrons rusting in the grass.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
As crews plowed Twin Cities streets Monday, hundreds awoke to find their vehicles missing.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
But the former giant just waiting to be awoken is Florida.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Iranians awoke Sunday for the first time in decades without Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as their supreme leader after he was killed in US-Israeli strikes, a profound shift in the nation’s history.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Americans awoke to another air traffic tragedy this week.
—Robert Poole, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
One of the other residents awoke to the sounds of a struggle coming from the girl's room and took down Fordyce.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
On a beach in Mexico, the Minutemen awoke to pain.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2026
The colonists awoke from their dream of lucrative plantations to find churches in ashes and molasses cauldrons rusting in the grass.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
As crews plowed Twin Cities streets Monday, hundreds awoke to find their vehicles missing.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
But the former giant just waiting to be awoken is Florida.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Iranians awoke Sunday for the first time in decades without Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as their supreme leader after he was killed in US-Israeli strikes, a profound shift in the nation’s history.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoken
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Firefighters say working smoke alarms woke a family as a fire tore through their home's garage Friday morning.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, that tactic is under attack, and not just from Democrats but from anti-Trump Republicans in thrall to woke corporations.—
George Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max have settled back into a normal life of D&D, snowball fights, and quiet days, but beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cynthia Trevino, a resident for 27 years, said she’s been awakened at 3 and 4 in the morning by planes that fail to follow the airport’s voluntary noise abatement program.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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There could have been another one on Friday night in Indianapolis against the Pacers before OG Anunoby roused himself in the second half.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Thursday’s moment roused immediate boos from the crowd on Stadium 2.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Awoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoken. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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