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
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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
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While there’s no evidence the bacteria are harmful to humans, awakening microbes that have lain dormant for thousands of years may sound like the plot of a sci-fi novel or movie.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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
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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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None of it should diminish what the Flyers accomplished in a season that should only be viewed as a rousing success.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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That’s been a rousing success as well.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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This means that the stimulating effects of coffee increase the rate at which the kidneys filter the blood and fill up the bladder.—
Kristen Gasnick,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2026
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This pairing is fun, mentally stimulating and always evolving, which is exactly what keeps it alive.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Awakening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakening. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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