1
as in woke
to cause to stop sleeping
be quiet or you'll awaken the kids
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2
as in awaked
to cease to be asleep
guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes
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as in roused
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Recent Examples of awakened
CNN Money, 14 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
On every episode of this podcast, host Lena Crown speaks with writers, artists, critics, and scholars across generations who have awakened something for one another.
—Awakeners
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Both viruses caused respiratory infections that awakened dormant DCCs in the lungs, leading to a huge expansion of metastatic cells within days of infection and the appearance of metastatic lesions within two weeks.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Set in Columbus, Indiana, a city known for its unusual concentration of distinguished modern architecture, it’s centered on Casey, a teen-age girl with a difficult family background whose aesthetic passion has been awakened by the city’s masterworks.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
The flight landed safely after the controller was awakened and switched on the runway lights.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Shapiro and members of his family had to be awakened and evacuated, but no one was injured.
—CNN Money, 14 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
On every episode of this podcast, host Lena Crown speaks with writers, artists, critics, and scholars across generations who have awakened something for one another.
—Awakeners
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Both viruses caused respiratory infections that awakened dormant DCCs in the lungs, leading to a huge expansion of metastatic cells within days of infection and the appearance of metastatic lesions within two weeks.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Set in Columbus, Indiana, a city known for its unusual concentration of distinguished modern architecture, it’s centered on Casey, a teen-age girl with a difficult family background whose aesthetic passion has been awakened by the city’s masterworks.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
The flight landed safely after the controller was awakened and switched on the runway lights.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakened
Verb
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Weiss will never be woke enough for her critics, and that’s a good thing.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Blues, who included woke Luddites and other political enemies, would be shut out of the bounty—forced out, in fact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors allege that in October 2024, Spencer awoke to find his daughter missing from the family’s home, prompting him to leave to search for her.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Just hours after snorting the drug, Sarah awoke to find her girlfriend unresponsive beside her.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her mother was awake, dancing, the martini glass and cigarette gone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Compounding her grief is the fact that, as Amelia revealed in tonight’s episode, after two surgeries, Dylan remains locked in awake in her body, can’t blink and is looking at spending her life in a longterm care facility.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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It was later turned into a film which roused several of the women to write their own memoirs of the orchestra.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 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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In a way, the first moments in the story between Victor and The Creature are a study of parenthood and the quick madness that ensues from sleepless nights and uncertainty.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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After enduring a sleepless night while the settlers slept on their library floor, the Khalidi family regrouped in the morning.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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