awakens

present tense third-person singular of awaken

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Recent Examples of awakens Los Angeles in the fall awakens the senses. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025 Set in a remote village in North Macedonia, the film tells the story of 15-year-old Ahmet, a quiet shepherd boy whose discovery of electronic music awakens a desire for freedom and self-expression. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 As for Pluto direct, this awakens passion and creativity, encouraging you to embrace love in ways that feel bolder and more playful. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 Now, nearly 40 years later, the Schwartz awakens. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 The kids discover their small town of Derry is home to an ancient, trans-dimensional evil that awakens every 27 years to prey mostly on children by taking the form of an evil clown named Pennywise. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025 Fire poppies are rare, germinating only in the presence of karrikins, a chemical compound in smoke, which awakens them from dormancy. Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 With a little planning in the fall, a dazzling display of blooms will emerge when your garden awakens in the spring. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 But the fourth, a par three, awakens the senses with sweeping sea views, the smell of salt air, and the promise of what’s to come. Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakens
Verb
  • In the new Indonesian horror flick The Elixir, a new herbal potion concocted by a traditional medicine doctor accidentally wakes the dead, and now all Hell is breaking loose.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The baker who wakes before dawn for sixty years.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No, Kravitz is an artist who builds from the essence of his music, true rock ‘n’ roll, creating a live show that doesn’t push boundaries but rouses the audience and satisfies our yearning for a real rock star.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Awakens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakens. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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