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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
This distant galaxy paints a terrifying picture A hidden solar cycle is awakening, but more extreme space weather over the next 50 years may not be a bad thing
However, past studies have focused on the physics behind such an incident.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 June 2025
Leah’s inheritance becomes the inciting incident in a series of events that unravel her life: Her trip awakens a latent violence in her husband and an invigorating independent streak in her.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
The experience was shared on Reddit, where the passenger detailed how the person seated behind him, in first class nonetheless, repeatedly tapped and slapped the person's head and hat to awaken him to help retrieve a lost earbud.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
At 3 o’clock that same morning, I was awakened by a nightmare.
—Cristina Jiménez, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 June 2025
Leah’s inheritance becomes the inciting incident in a series of events that unravel her life: Her trip awakens a latent violence in her husband and an invigorating independent streak in her.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
The experience was shared on Reddit, where the passenger detailed how the person seated behind him, in first class nonetheless, repeatedly tapped and slapped the person's head and hat to awaken him to help retrieve a lost earbud.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
At 3 o’clock that same morning, I was awakened by a nightmare.
—Cristina Jiménez, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
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Subsequently, in my waking life, the sight of a dog turned me into, well, a scaredy cat.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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This could occur for players who tried to wake the game from sleep mode or who pressed a button to merely preview a purchasable item, the agency said in a complaint, which outline offenses from 2017 to 2022.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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About 2,000 shelters were opened across Chiapas, Guerrero, and Oaxaca, and over 18,000 first responders were mobilized At first light Thursday, Acapulco awoke under ominous dark clouds, but without a drop of rain and small waves lapping at its central beach.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Storm moves south on approach At first light Thursday, Acapulco awoke under ominous dark clouds.—
Luis Alberto Cruz,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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But they didn’t get cheated this spring, not with three rousing blasts from the past: Against the Pistons, against the Celtics, against the Pacers.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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After a rousing verbal crescendo about 16 minutes into his speech, the crowd rose to its feet and delivered a standing ovation.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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