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as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping
be quiet or you'll awaken the kids
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as in awakes
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 awakens
Now, nearly 40 years later, the Schwartz awakens.
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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
Following the battles in Renril and the elimination of the Nokkers, Fushi awakens in the modern era.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 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
There, Arthur awakens after the facehugger detaches itself from him.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 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
Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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
Following the battles in Renril and the elimination of the Nokkers, Fushi awakens in the modern era.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 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
There, Arthur awakens after the facehugger detaches itself from him.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 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
Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakens
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My body wakes me up a few minutes before my alarm because of a weird dream.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
1 Oct. 2025
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Today's average founder wakes to a cascade of notifications scattered across Slack, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, email, and TikTok.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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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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