1
as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping
awoke the boys for breakfast
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2
as in awakens
to cease to be asleep
at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start
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This wakes my kids who start crying.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
With a pop, the pumping compressor wakes with startling strength.—
Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
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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
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Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Awakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakes. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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