awakens

present tense third-person singular of awaken

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of awakens 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 The series follows the story of teen genius Luke Ellis (Freeman), who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all possess unusual abilities. Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025 There is a frail older customer who gratefully accepts a pizza delivery, and whose need for physical assistance awakens Souleymane’s own compassion. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025 In space, the crew of the Maginot (whose name forebodingly references France’s expensive but futile World War II Nazi defense) awakens from years of cryogenic slumber in preparation for a return to Earth. Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025 This is because Mercury (our planet of the mind) awakens on April 7 and Venus (our planet of pleasure) will arise from her slumber on April 12. Kyle Thomas, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025 At sunrise, the desert awakens with the calls of cactus wrens and the scurrying of jackrabbits while the striking silhouettes of saguaro cacti stretch toward the sky. Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025 On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya (Eliza González) awakens to find the crew of her space station brutally slaughtered. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakens
Verb
  • Smoothing round poppy seeds and sea salt—which do the gentle buffing—come suspended in a hunk of detoxifying French blue clay, nourishing olive fruit oil, and zingy peppermint essential oil, the latter of which wakes you up better than any iPhone alarm.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This wakes my kids who start crying.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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