awaking

present participle of awake

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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. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaking
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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