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as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes
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Recent Examples of awaken
Now, nearly 40 years later, the Schwartz awakens.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
On every episode of this podcast, host Lena Crown speaks with writers, artists, critics, and scholars across generations who have awakened something for one another.
—Awakeners
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
When the study began, there was some evidence suggesting that inflammation can awaken DCCs.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
The kids discover their small town of Derry is home to an ancient, trans-dimensional evil that awakens every 27 years to prey mostly on children by taking the form of an evil clown named Pennywise.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
On every episode of this podcast, host Lena Crown speaks with writers, artists, critics, and scholars across generations who have awakened something for one another.
—Awakeners
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
When the study began, there was some evidence suggesting that inflammation can awaken DCCs.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
The kids discover their small town of Derry is home to an ancient, trans-dimensional evil that awakens every 27 years to prey mostly on children by taking the form of an evil clown named Pennywise.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
Verb
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Ames Ward, the producer who was seen on the stream waking Speed up that very morning, says the experience of bringing Speed to so many cities in little more than a month was simply incredible.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
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Do not wake me up under any circumstances.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Kyiv awoke to loud explosions, drones flying overhead and air defenses booming.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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After a lifeless Eagles offense awoke with a third-quarter touchdown to pull within 26-14, Davis forced Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford out of bounds on a punt-forcing sack by chasing him halfway across the field.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Despite an innate gift for melodic beauty and a bedraggled voice that would rouse itself to startling intensity, he was often derailed by substance abuse issues and a deluge of releases that were clearly in need of an editor or A&R executive to prune.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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So there are plenty of juicy questions on the table for future weeks of the season, but it should be said that putting a character like Roddy at the center of Slow Horses has given season five a rousing comic boost.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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