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as in awaking
to cause to stop sleeping
be quiet or you'll awaken the kids
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2
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
Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Last week’s awakening Aquarius Full Moon likely exposed broken systems and illuminated long-standing imbalances.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
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Down 7-6, FAMU quarterback RJ Johnson III hit Jalen Rogers for a 26-yard grab, awakening the once silent Rattler crowd.
—Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Last week’s awakening Aquarius Full Moon likely exposed broken systems and illuminated long-standing imbalances.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakening
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While the relationship didn't become romantic until later on, Umansky and Zingerman spent nearly every waking moment together in high school.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Drown is now striving to be able to flip sleeping clients without waking them up.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Amazon Prime members can also ship items to a locker to avoid arousing suspicions when the parcel is delivered, Valentine Lent said.—
Amanda Pérez Pintado,
USA TODAY,
15 Dec. 2022
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Hill and Giler skillfully avoid virtually every sports movie cliché while still delivering the genre’s rousing satisfactions — this is a spectacularly fun movie in spite of its often grim subject matter.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2025
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His first season in Columbus after transferring from Alabama was a rousing success as the safety was a unanimous first-team All-American for the national champion Buckeyes.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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After increasing her anti-seizure medication one more time, staff noticed Ginger becoming a calmer, happier, more social cat who was increasingly able to handle more and more stimulating situations and interactions.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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However, matcha’s high levels of L-theanine, a calming amino acid, help balance caffeine’s stimulating effects.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Awakening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakening. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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