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awakened

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verb

past tense of awaken

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of awakened
Adjective
Angine desperately returns to the store, again and again, to get her fix from Malaise, her face reddening from blood just below the surface, a canvas of her awakened desire. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
And apparently anyone did because later that night I was awakened by hostile yelling from the corridor just outside my room. Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Spencer’s teenage son was awakened in the night in 1992 to find his father beating his mother in the head with a brick, according to court documents. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Neighbor Daleon Walker says he was awakened by the sound of gunfire. Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 23 June 2026 However, Kalwinski has awakened me to the fact that such civic pride can apply just as much to the Bears being in Hammond as being in Arlington Heights. Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Wyck, of course, is right about the island being awakened, and Tom has unwittingly invited in dozens of potential victims. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 Daniela López stars in the film as Julia, an introverted music student whose curiosity and passion for protest is awakened amid a growing feminist movement on her university campus, and with #MeToo as a backdrop. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 June 2026 Some were awakened by explosions; others pulled back their curtains in the early hours to see plumes of black smoke rising above the city. David Hickey, NBC news, 4 June 2026 Another neighbor who was awakened by the commotion said there were at least 30 people at the gathering. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakened
Adjective
  • No algorithm lies awake at night worrying about whether a struggling child finally learned to read.
    Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026
  • If tired or wasted passengers fall asleep in a traditional taxi or rideshare, the driver can shout or shake them awake.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • When Isul woke, a few hours later, Bo was struggling to stay awake in a chair next to her bed.
    Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • Many Americans experienced the rise of what became known as woke politics not through government but through companies.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Chicago awoke two days later to find almost 18,000 buildings destroyed, much of the city leveled, 90,000 people homeless and 300-some people dead.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • In the study, people who ranked in the top 20% for sleep regularity went to sleep and awoke within a roughly one-hour window most days.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Adjective
  • Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Having the right pillow can make a big difference between a peaceful night’s sleep and a restless, wakeful one.
    Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • The Argentina fans roused themselves, whirling their shirts above their heads.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • As the fires spread, roughly 2,900 people — many roused from sleep — were told to evacuate or warned to prepare to flee.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Adjective
  • No, special teams coach Dave Toub shouldn’t spend sleepless nights scheming up how to improve his team’s field-goal defense for next season.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Today, there are no more bodies left to bury, but those sleepless nights remain.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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