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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
There’s a flash of light, and a wind blows over the stunned, awakened audience. Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026 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
Like Harvey, Williams was asleep when she was awakened by a phone call from her husband, who was out of town. Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Of course, be sure to call 911 immediately if the child is unconscious or cannot be awakened, is having difficulty breathing, has a seizure, or is experiencing another life-threatening symptom. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Judy Heumann’s story also awakened a different understanding in Heder herself. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 The film starts in Paris but Taro’s story begins in her native Leipzig in 1932, where Gerta Pohorylle, as she is then known, is a young woman whose political conscience is awakened by the rise of fascism. Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 This case has awakened debates about infanticide laws, which provide legal defenses only to mothers who kill their infant. Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 She was awakened in the middle of the night by her barking dog and the sound of a woman screaming in the street. City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Residents in DuPage County were awakened by tornado sirens early Tuesday morning that were activated accidentally, officials said. Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 While moving Shanann’s body into his truck, their daughters were awakened by the noise. Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakened
Adjective
  • After arriving in the morning, the players stayed awake until evening.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Every single thing about the Bears defense not only keeps me awake at night, but drastically alters my opinion of this team.
    Michael Beller, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Neither support socialism or are perceived as woke, which is otherwise a growing trend among Democratic challengers in the country.
    Hazel Gandhi, The Providence Journal, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Even after a bailiff woke him up, Martin slumped over in his wheelchair, inside a courtroom bullpen, occasionally jerking and opening his eyes.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Back in 2018, Tarantino reportedly awoke in the middle of the night to find two burglars inside his home.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The boy awoke at a family cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 with a bat resting across his nose and mouth.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In a previous university blog post, Majumdar compared this finding to the brain flushing out byproducts that build up during active, wakeful moments, allowing for a more restful night’s sleep.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • After Zverev had established a two-sets-to-love lead, Shelton roused himself and the crowd by taking the third set.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Every third morning Soumia Bensalah was roused before the break of dawn.
    Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • There were certainly plenty of long days and sleepless nights along the way, but seeing the finished space and what it has become made all of that hard work worthwhile.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Nelson remembers hushing her foster children back to sleep that night and calling 911, anxious for an end to those sleepless nights.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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