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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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also awaked
or awoke
1
as in woken
to cause to stop sleeping
awoke the boys for breakfast
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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
Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Houston’s pitching staff awoke on Monday with the sport’s highest ERA, a byproduct of injuries to most of their season-opening rotation and the ineffectiveness of those who’ve stayed healthy.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Abdul Begawala said his wife awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
The 68-year-old suspect awoke and got into an argument with the victim that turned physical.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
One night, Montiel's mother awoke to find her daughter's bedsheets red with blood − a result of hemorrhaging and bloody diarrhea, caused by the virus.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Mamun's family awoke on March 9 to phone calls saying the 35-year-old had been hurt.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
When the sun rose over Baltimore on Sunday morning, the Red Sox awoke with a lingering sense of disbelief.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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
Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
However, Erickson had already awoken and confronted him with the gun to try to frighten him.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Houston’s pitching staff awoke on Monday with the sport’s highest ERA, a byproduct of injuries to most of their season-opening rotation and the ineffectiveness of those who’ve stayed healthy.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Abdul Begawala said his wife awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
The 68-year-old suspect awoke and got into an argument with the victim that turned physical.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Many refugees came to her complaining of the headaches and sores and bodily pains that come from extreme stress and extreme boredom, of bedding on cold floors and being awoken through the night by explosions.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
One night, Montiel's mother awoke to find her daughter's bedsheets red with blood − a result of hemorrhaging and bloody diarrhea, caused by the virus.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Alaska Time would have awoken them as the north fjord wall crumbled just in front of the retreating tongue of the South Sawyer Glacier.
—Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Verb
Newlywed wife Jesni Fiji, knocked out from the tragic crash and reportedly surviving with no broken bones and just cuts and bruises, awoke Saturday morning in shock and horror over what surrounded her, including her new husband Dave Fiji's body, the groom's father told Atlanta News First (ANF).
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Houston’s pitching staff awoke on Monday with the sport’s highest ERA, a byproduct of injuries to most of their season-opening rotation and the ineffectiveness of those who’ve stayed healthy.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Abdul Begawala said his wife awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
The 68-year-old suspect awoke and got into an argument with the victim that turned physical.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
One night, Montiel's mother awoke to find her daughter's bedsheets red with blood − a result of hemorrhaging and bloody diarrhea, caused by the virus.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Mamun's family awoke on March 9 to phone calls saying the 35-year-old had been hurt.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
When the sun rose over Baltimore on Sunday morning, the Red Sox awoke with a lingering sense of disbelief.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
Newlywed wife Jesni Fiji, knocked out from the tragic crash and reportedly surviving with no broken bones and just cuts and bruises, awoke Saturday morning in shock and horror over what surrounded her, including her new husband Dave Fiji's body, the groom's father told Atlanta News First (ANF).
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
However, Erickson had already awoken and confronted him with the gun to try to frighten him.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Houston’s pitching staff awoke on Monday with the sport’s highest ERA, a byproduct of injuries to most of their season-opening rotation and the ineffectiveness of those who’ve stayed healthy.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Abdul Begawala said his wife awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
The 68-year-old suspect awoke and got into an argument with the victim that turned physical.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Many refugees came to her complaining of the headaches and sores and bodily pains that come from extreme stress and extreme boredom, of bedding on cold floors and being awoken through the night by explosions.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
One night, Montiel's mother awoke to find her daughter's bedsheets red with blood − a result of hemorrhaging and bloody diarrhea, caused by the virus.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Alaska Time would have awoken them as the north fjord wall crumbled just in front of the retreating tongue of the South Sawyer Glacier.
—Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoke
Verb
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More 'woke' allegations to come, Starbuck says Starbuck was at the forefront of a wave of the social media backlash against the commitments corporate America made to DEI and to gay and transgender people in response to the 2020 police killing of George Floyd.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The rooster that woke me up each morning also did the trick.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Jasper had awakened, and Adele set him down.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The teen said she was awakened to find the man sucking on her foot while holding her down, charges say.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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The bitter, woke drumbeat is not working any more.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Mohammad Al-Gharbi, who lived across the street from the building in Sidon, woke to the sound of the explosion.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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This roused the Court-Philippe-Chatrier crowd, and in the second set Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball to the rafters and asking people in her box to leave.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Vadim begins by recounting his youth as the privileged son of a Soviet-era official who was cast aside under the liberalizing Gorbachev regime; the reversal of fortune roused the young Vadim to make the most of his life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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