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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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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
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Venezuelans awoke the next morning to news that the tall, burly man who had ruled the country for nearly 13 years and through fraudulent elections was forcefully extradited by the Americans back to the United States to stand trial.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Paris awoke Tuesday to a blanket of snow on its famous rooftops and sites, and children whose schools couldn’t hold classes delighted in an unexpected day off.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
This year, that surprise came when guests awoke on Christmas morning to find a Fender Acoustasonic Standard Telecaster next to their Christmas tree, its matte-black finish reflecting the glow of Christmas twinkle lights.
—Wendy O'Dea, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2025
On that day, Griffith recalls, her husband awoke feeling unwell and decided to stay in bed.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, the Abu Jazar family awoke Thursday morning to find that their 8-month-old baby, Rahaf, had died of hypothermia caused by the severe cold, according to her parents and Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
And on October 22 of 2023, against all odds, Venezuela awoke.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
After six losses in the semifinals, after falling in their lone title game appearance in 2004, thirty years of Dakota Ridge dreaming awoke to a blissful reality on Sunday morning.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
At the time of the attack, the first victim had been sleeping in the middle seat and awoke to Usiripalli standing above him.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The release also said charging documents allege that shortly after meal service, a 17-year-old passenger who had been lightly asleep awoke to find Usiripalli standing over him.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images file A 17-year-old passenger who was asleep in a middle seat awoke to Usiripalli standing over him with the fork following a meal service, federal prosecutors said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
The victim awoke, escaped through a window and ran to a nearby police station after suffering burns and smoke inhalation.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In the middle of the night June 30, the family awoke to a fire.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The ghosts have awoken, though.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
The most famous, perhaps, was of lung cancer patient David Prueitt, who swallowed a supposedly lethal dose of medication and awoke three days later.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Venezuelans awoke the next morning to news that the tall, burly man who had ruled the country for nearly 13 years and through fraudulent elections was forcefully extradited by the Americans back to the United States to stand trial.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Paris awoke Tuesday to a blanket of snow on its famous rooftops and sites, and children whose schools couldn’t hold classes delighted in an unexpected day off.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
This year, that surprise came when guests awoke on Christmas morning to find a Fender Acoustasonic Standard Telecaster next to their Christmas tree, its matte-black finish reflecting the glow of Christmas twinkle lights.
—Wendy O'Dea, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2025
On that day, Griffith recalls, her husband awoke feeling unwell and decided to stay in bed.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, the Abu Jazar family awoke Thursday morning to find that their 8-month-old baby, Rahaf, had died of hypothermia caused by the severe cold, according to her parents and Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
And on October 22 of 2023, against all odds, Venezuela awoke.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
After six losses in the semifinals, after falling in their lone title game appearance in 2004, thirty years of Dakota Ridge dreaming awoke to a blissful reality on Sunday morning.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Verb
But during her absence, Tankie awoke from his dormant slumber.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
At the time of the attack, the first victim had been sleeping in the middle seat and awoke to Usiripalli standing above him.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The release also said charging documents allege that shortly after meal service, a 17-year-old passenger who had been lightly asleep awoke to find Usiripalli standing over him.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images file A 17-year-old passenger who was asleep in a middle seat awoke to Usiripalli standing over him with the fork following a meal service, federal prosecutors said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
The victim awoke, escaped through a window and ran to a nearby police station after suffering burns and smoke inhalation.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In the middle of the night June 30, the family awoke to a fire.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The ghosts have awoken, though.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Awoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoke. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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