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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
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Mother Earth has awakened after a mild-winter snooze.
—Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
The warm kiss of 30-year mortgage rates below 6% in February appears to have awakened metro Denver’s housing market from its deep slumber.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
In the heart of Seville, Spain, a favorite European city among T+L readers, a Renaissance palace has awakened in the Casco Antiguo.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Scott had just three points in the first, but awakened in the second, making all four of her shots, including two big 3-pointers, to help Baylor cut an 11-point deficit to just 36-32 at halftime.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2026
However, not even 15 minutes later, Schoen was awakened by his 93-year-old mother, who alerted him to the rapidly rising water outside.
—Abrielle Kate Maddison, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The first, a hustler named Neil (Joseph Gordon Levitt), spends his days chasing feelings his little league coach awakened him all those years ago, while his shy, developmentally stunted former teammate Brian (Brady Corbet) can’t shake the belief that he was abducted by aliens as a kid.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Throughout my tests of the formula in the midst of an exceptionally frigid New York City winter (the current Real Feel is -3 degrees Fahrenheit), my eyes remain in their best shape—subtly awakened despite dehydration and dark circles attempting to make their inevitable appearance.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2026
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
Death Valley National Park is experiencing its best wildflower bloom in a decade, with dormant seeds awakened by recent rainfall and mild winter temperatures.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Mother Earth has awakened after a mild-winter snooze.
—Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
The warm kiss of 30-year mortgage rates below 6% in February appears to have awakened metro Denver’s housing market from its deep slumber.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
In the heart of Seville, Spain, a favorite European city among T+L readers, a Renaissance palace has awakened in the Casco Antiguo.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Scott had just three points in the first, but awakened in the second, making all four of her shots, including two big 3-pointers, to help Baylor cut an 11-point deficit to just 36-32 at halftime.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2026
However, not even 15 minutes later, Schoen was awakened by his 93-year-old mother, who alerted him to the rapidly rising water outside.
—Abrielle Kate Maddison, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The first, a hustler named Neil (Joseph Gordon Levitt), spends his days chasing feelings his little league coach awakened him all those years ago, while his shy, developmentally stunted former teammate Brian (Brady Corbet) can’t shake the belief that he was abducted by aliens as a kid.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Throughout my tests of the formula in the midst of an exceptionally frigid New York City winter (the current Real Feel is -3 degrees Fahrenheit), my eyes remain in their best shape—subtly awakened despite dehydration and dark circles attempting to make their inevitable appearance.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakened
Verb
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Thirty minutes from landing, the captain woke us all up to say that UAE airspace had closed and that the plane had to turn back to Mumbai.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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And high in Gabriel Tower, Emma Curran woke from a troubled nap with a start.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Iranians awoke Sunday for the first time in decades without Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as their supreme leader after he was killed in US-Israeli strikes, a profound shift in the nation’s history.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Americans awoke Saturday morning to the news that the United States and Israel had launched a series of strikes against Iran.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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What roused them from complacency to defiance?—
Joshua Hammer,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Feb. 2026
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Within minutes, the federal agents had roused Thi Dua Vang from bed.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Prosecutors allege Joshua Alvarado, 30, passed out at the wheel of his pickup truck while driving to work and was startled awake by other drivers honking at him.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Thus, The Pitt had to figure out how to show its awake fiber-optic intubation without having access to real-life-patient footage, something Sachs says is either too low quality to read on TV or protected by privacy laws.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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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American Cory McKane, stranded in Dubai, managed to catch a flight out of the region Wednesday after a long, sleepless and expensive journey to Muscat, Oman.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Not including sleepless nights.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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