as in waking
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as in awaking
to cause to stop sleeping
be quiet or you'll awaken the kids
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as in wakening
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 awakening
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
As for that sense-awakening fusion of eucalyptus, musk, and sandalwood?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
But our power is about awakening something beyond fear and cynicism in the human nervous system.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
The Ghoul, in possession of the cold fusion diode, uses it to power New Vegas, thus awakening the digital House.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
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The mystery starts with a fireball crashing into a remote woodland, awakening a terrifying creature hidden in the depths.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
As for that sense-awakening fusion of eucalyptus, musk, and sandalwood?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
But our power is about awakening something beyond fear and cynicism in the human nervous system.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
The Ghoul, in possession of the cold fusion diode, uses it to power New Vegas, thus awakening the digital House.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakening
Adjective
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Your Organization Is Your Family Most people spend more waking hours with colleagues than relatives.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Students spend more waking hours a day at school than at home in the July-May.—
Madeleine Parrish,
The Arizona Republic,
8 Oct. 2024
Verb
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In Hocus Pocus, Dani, her older brother Max (Omri Katz) and his crush Allison (Vinessa Shaw) have to save the children of Salem, Massachusetts after accidentally awaking the witch Sanderson sisters from their 300-year slumber.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tirso Ornelas’ seventh-inning grand slam triggered a late-game awaking as Triple-A El Paso beat host Sugar Land 13-2 on Wednesday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Adding oils or a warm soak can increase sensitivity and make the experience both soothing and arousing.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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Squeezing lube out of a bottle until the cold goop squirts out isn't the most arousing act.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
4 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Mitchell Robinson played 21 minutes and finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and a steal before the home crowd serenaded him with a rousing ovation on his way to then bench midway through the fourth quarter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Robby’s big speeches are less rousing this season because the character is so out of sorts, making these moments come off more scold-y than principled.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Musk recently embraced the phrase with a meme of eyes reddened from the intoxicating exhaustion of situation monitoring—a recreation more stimulating, the joke goes, than any chemical substance.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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Chuck Reger, franchise business coach at Five Star Painting, says bright red is highly stimulating and naturally increases alertness.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Awakening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakening. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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