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also awaked
1
as in woke
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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variants
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 roused
to cease to be asleep
at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start
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Recent Examples of awoke
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
As the first bits of morning light awoke the day, early risers celebrated with Easter Sunday service on a hilltop in Anaheim Hills.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet inwardly, psychologically, something new awoke inside Caldwell.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Exports spiked; Americans awoke to the pleasures of their native whiskey.
—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
Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
When Gould awoke, she was thrilled to see her husband and newborn son.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
When the Pios’ offense finally awoke in the third period against Wisconsin — DU is a rattlesnake that patiently waits to strike — belief swelled.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Last year, a single brood awoke from its 17-year slumber to buzz in a handful of states.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2026
The Boys give it a test run by killing a new supe named Rockhard, a spoof of Marvel’s The Thing, and wounding Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), whom Homelander awoke from cryostasis.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
One morning in 2024, the man had awoken with searing knee pain that turned out to be a meniscus tear.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
As the first bits of morning light awoke the day, early risers celebrated with Easter Sunday service on a hilltop in Anaheim Hills.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet inwardly, psychologically, something new awoke inside Caldwell.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Boys give it a test run by killing a new supe named Rockhard, a spoof of Marvel’s The Thing, and wounding Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), whom Homelander awoke from cryostasis.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
As the first bits of morning light awoke the day, early risers celebrated with Easter Sunday service on a hilltop in Anaheim Hills.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet inwardly, psychologically, something new awoke inside Caldwell.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Exports spiked; Americans awoke to the pleasures of their native whiskey.
—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
Verb
Alvarez awoke Sunday leading the majors in slugging, OPS and home runs, a flaming core at the heart of a cooling lineup.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
When Gould awoke, she was thrilled to see her husband and newborn son.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
When the Pios’ offense finally awoke in the third period against Wisconsin — DU is a rattlesnake that patiently waits to strike — belief swelled.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Last year, a single brood awoke from its 17-year slumber to buzz in a handful of states.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2026
The Boys give it a test run by killing a new supe named Rockhard, a spoof of Marvel’s The Thing, and wounding Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), whom Homelander awoke from cryostasis.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
One morning in 2024, the man had awoken with searing knee pain that turned out to be a meniscus tear.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
As the first bits of morning light awoke the day, early risers celebrated with Easter Sunday service on a hilltop in Anaheim Hills.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet inwardly, psychologically, something new awoke inside Caldwell.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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