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as in woke
to cause to stop sleeping
be quiet or you'll awaken the kids
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as in awoke
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 awakened
Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Those spirits were awakened by several methods, from burying the packet in the ground, to tying macrame-like knots onto the parcels, to driving nails into the amulet—all to fulfill the requests of Congolese practitioners.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Beat a Jackson led-Ravens and the 2025 Dolphins will have awakened from a coma.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
After first being detained in New Jersey, Gómez was awakened in the night and flown to an ICE facility in Michigan on August 19, his cousin said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Three back-to-back violent incidents in the space of 10 months have awakened a new reckoning in corporate security that is fundamentally altering the way companies protect their executives, data from a new Goldman Sachs Ayco report found.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Schwarber passed it in his way in the fourth inning with one prodigious swing that awakened these Phillies.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
He was inspired by the experience of a staffer’s baby, who has on occasion been awakened by a booming streaming ad.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
With the nation’s freedom hanging in the balance, the founders discover true liberty cannot only be written into law – it must be awakened in the hearts of the people.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
In one lane there is Mamdani, a 34-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America whose online fluency and pledges to attack New York's rising costs for regular people has awakened a new generation of progressives ready for their own populist movement.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Those spirits were awakened by several methods, from burying the packet in the ground, to tying macrame-like knots onto the parcels, to driving nails into the amulet—all to fulfill the requests of Congolese practitioners.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Beat a Jackson led-Ravens and the 2025 Dolphins will have awakened from a coma.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
After first being detained in New Jersey, Gómez was awakened in the night and flown to an ICE facility in Michigan on August 19, his cousin said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Three back-to-back violent incidents in the space of 10 months have awakened a new reckoning in corporate security that is fundamentally altering the way companies protect their executives, data from a new Goldman Sachs Ayco report found.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Schwarber passed it in his way in the fourth inning with one prodigious swing that awakened these Phillies.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
He was inspired by the experience of a staffer’s baby, who has on occasion been awakened by a booming streaming ad.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
With the nation’s freedom hanging in the balance, the founders discover true liberty cannot only be written into law – it must be awakened in the hearts of the people.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakened
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Friend Ellen DeGeneres also gave a shoutout through a candid video shared on Instagram, in which the former talk show host woke Kris up from a nap by singing in her ear.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Here she is being woke in the name of destroying her enemies, most of whom the show has given us very little reason to root for.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But during her absence, Tankie awoke from his dormant slumber.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just as legendary as his triumphs have been his fist pumps, his reactions to good and bad shots, and his celebrations that roused the crowds.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All the firefighters were awake and alert, Esposito said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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That night, after the talent show and dinner and homework, Emily lay awake in bed, unable to sleep.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Tips to Break the Bedtime Screen Habit Dr. Verma, who was not involved in the research, offers the following tips to prevent wakeful effects from smartphones and get better sleep: Avoid screens 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Goode: Who among us doesn't want to have a nap gently guided by our wakeful rhythm?—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Alice, a middling student at a state university in Oklahoma, drifts from adolescent confusion into sleepless paranoia.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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With terrifying makeup that resembled the character’s sleepless, scarred face, the talk show host looked truly possessed with her blue nightgown and possessed demeanor.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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