1
as in waking
to cause to stop sleeping
awoke the boys for breakfast
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2
as in awakening
to cease to be asleep
at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start
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Recent Examples of awaking
Tirso Ornelas’ seventh-inning grand slam triggered a late-game awaking as Triple-A El Paso beat host Sugar Land 13-2 on Wednesday.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
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This notion supports the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, which proposes that dream content often reflects aspects of a person’s waking life.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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The wife, who’d been fixated on the cages, shook with a startle, as if waking from a dream.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Opening the body and awakening the senses via movement and self-care is another form of cleansing that’s imperative for chakra healing and attunement.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The often misunderstood polar vortex is awakening again.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Awaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaking. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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