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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
Rain overnight awakened the faithful but didn’t dampen their spirits.
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Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
In both cases, the infections triggered inflammation that awakened the dormant cells located in the lungs, according to the study published July 30 in Nature.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Mortensen said she was awakened at about 4 a.m. by what sounded like Goncalves dancing with her dog.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
In both cases, the infections triggered inflammation that awakened the dormant cells located in the lungs, according to the study published July 30 in Nature.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Mortensen said she was awakened at about 4 a.m. by what sounded like Goncalves dancing with her dog.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
Verb
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Across the country, woke prosecutors implemented no-bail policies or avoided jail time for juveniles, but these approaches have proven ineffective.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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That is why leader David Wood is waking guests up .—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Houston’s rotation awoke on Wednesday with a 4.38 ERA since June 15.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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As the ship sailed towards Curaçao, Antilles, her father awoke in the early morning hours to see Amy smoking on the balcony outside their cabin.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 July 2025
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But with the help of his friends and a rousing, inclusive baseball game, Hugo learns that everyone needs something a little different to succeed and that working together is no trouble at all.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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For the encore of the Flaming Lips’ set, Brock joined the band on stage for a rousing rendition of the 1970 heavy metal tune.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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