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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
Another neighbor who was awakened by the commotion said there were at least 30 people at the gathering.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Jasper had awakened, and Adele set him down.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
On The Charmings, Snow White and husband Prince Charming (Christopher Rich) awaken from a thousand-year spell and try to adapt to life in present-day Burbank, with the princess working in a department store.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
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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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Jasper had awakened, and Adele set him down.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
On The Charmings, Snow White and husband Prince Charming (Christopher Rich) awaken from a thousand-year spell and try to adapt to life in present-day Burbank, with the princess working in a department store.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
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Some of Iris Nemani’s earliest memories of the arts have to do with her parents waking her up — as a very young child — late at night to watch classic movie musicals on TV.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 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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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
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However, Erickson had already awoken and confronted him with the gun to try to frighten him.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Though Export’s radical feminist art grew out of a particular political moment that had pretty much passed by the time Yuskavage began her career, the artists nonetheless share a rabble-rousing sensibility and an obsession with the unnerving visual punch of the female body.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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The energy is the main draw here, with a second-story bar and lounge overlooking a stage where rousing live acts span rotating bands, live band karaoke, and late-night DJs every weekend.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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