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1
as in woke
to cause to stop sleeping
awoke the boys for breakfast
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2
as in waked
to cease to be asleep
at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start
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Recent Examples of awoke
Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
At the time of the attack, the first victim had been sleeping in the middle seat and awoke to Usiripalli standing above him.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The release also said charging documents allege that shortly after meal service, a 17-year-old passenger who had been lightly asleep awoke to find Usiripalli standing over him.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images file A 17-year-old passenger who was asleep in a middle seat awoke to Usiripalli standing over him with the fork following a meal service, federal prosecutors said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
The victim awoke, escaped through a window and ran to a nearby police station after suffering burns and smoke inhalation.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In the middle of the night June 30, the family awoke to a fire.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
After a lifeless Eagles offense awoke with a third-quarter touchdown to pull within 26-14, Davis forced Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford out of bounds on a punt-forcing sack by chasing him halfway across the field.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
On an afternoon when the offense finally awoke from its summer hibernation, this represented a chance for a statement drive in a benchmark game.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
At the time of the attack, the first victim had been sleeping in the middle seat and awoke to Usiripalli standing above him.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The release also said charging documents allege that shortly after meal service, a 17-year-old passenger who had been lightly asleep awoke to find Usiripalli standing over him.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images file A 17-year-old passenger who was asleep in a middle seat awoke to Usiripalli standing over him with the fork following a meal service, federal prosecutors said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
The victim awoke, escaped through a window and ran to a nearby police station after suffering burns and smoke inhalation.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In the middle of the night June 30, the family awoke to a fire.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
After a lifeless Eagles offense awoke with a third-quarter touchdown to pull within 26-14, Davis forced Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford out of bounds on a punt-forcing sack by chasing him halfway across the field.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
On an afternoon when the offense finally awoke from its summer hibernation, this represented a chance for a statement drive in a benchmark game.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoke
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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When people woke from REM sleep, their cortex woke up in the same way, but without the preceding slow wave.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Beat a Jackson led-Ravens and the 2025 Dolphins will have awakened from a coma.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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After first being detained in New Jersey, Gómez was awakened in the night and flown to an ICE facility in Michigan on August 19, his cousin said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Just as legendary as his triumphs have been his fist pumps, his reactions to good and bad shots, and his celebrations that roused the crowds.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Awoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoke. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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