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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
The four astronauts will be awakened after about four hours to perform an additional engine firing that will put Orion into the correct orbital geometry for its translunar injection (TLI) burn on flight day 2.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The famous foliage descends upon the property, and guests awaken to crisp mornings that are best accompanied by grabbing a fresh cup of coffee and heading out for a pre-breakfast walk.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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
In the series premiere of Netflix’s Vladimir, Rachel Weisz awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The famous foliage descends upon the property, and guests awaken to crisp mornings that are best accompanied by grabbing a fresh cup of coffee and heading out for a pre-breakfast walk.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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
In the series premiere of Netflix’s Vladimir, Rachel Weisz awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
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Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Kawamura has also given us a genuinely genius take on the waking existential crisis that is 21st century living.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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Anna awakes in her chic apartment with a to-die-for view, makes a cappuccino, puts on designer duds and takes the upscale dog for a walk.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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Mission Control will rouse the astronauts with a wakeup song, kind of like an alarm.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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That unnerving bawl, which reappears at the rousing finale of the Barcelona concert, reflects the control Ciani has over her instrument, a mastery she’s built over almost 50 years of practice.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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