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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
November brings pristine snow, magical light, and long sunsets as the continent awakens from winter.
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Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
As the siblings say grace before eating, Sean awakens, and Erin calls for a doctor.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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
Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
As the siblings say grace before eating, Sean awakens, and Erin calls for a doctor.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakens
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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
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The baker who wakes before dawn for sixty years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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When Fuller awakes several hours later, her head has been shaved, she’s covered in antihistamine cream, and she’s tied up in a basement.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 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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