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also awaked
or awoke
1
as in woken
to cause to stop sleeping
awoke the boys for breakfast
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2
as in awakened
to cease to be asleep
at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start
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Recent Examples of awoken
Houston’s pitching staff awoke on Monday with the sport’s highest ERA, a byproduct of injuries to most of their season-opening rotation and the ineffectiveness of those who’ve stayed healthy.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Abdul Begawala said his wife awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
The 68-year-old suspect awoke and got into an argument with the victim that turned physical.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Many refugees came to her complaining of the headaches and sores and bodily pains that come from extreme stress and extreme boredom, of bedding on cold floors and being awoken through the night by explosions.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
One night, Montiel's mother awoke to find her daughter's bedsheets red with blood − a result of hemorrhaging and bloody diarrhea, caused by the virus.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Alaska Time would have awoken them as the north fjord wall crumbled just in front of the retreating tongue of the South Sawyer Glacier.
—Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Mamun's family awoke on March 9 to phone calls saying the 35-year-old had been hurt.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
When the sun rose over Baltimore on Sunday morning, the Red Sox awoke with a lingering sense of disbelief.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Abdul Begawala said his wife awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
The 68-year-old suspect awoke and got into an argument with the victim that turned physical.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Many refugees came to her complaining of the headaches and sores and bodily pains that come from extreme stress and extreme boredom, of bedding on cold floors and being awoken through the night by explosions.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
One night, Montiel's mother awoke to find her daughter's bedsheets red with blood − a result of hemorrhaging and bloody diarrhea, caused by the virus.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Alaska Time would have awoken them as the north fjord wall crumbled just in front of the retreating tongue of the South Sawyer Glacier.
—Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Mamun's family awoke on March 9 to phone calls saying the 35-year-old had been hurt.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
When the sun rose over Baltimore on Sunday morning, the Red Sox awoke with a lingering sense of disbelief.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoken
Verb
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The bitter, woke drumbeat is not working any more.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Mohammad Al-Gharbi, who lived across the street from the building in Sidon, woke to the sound of the explosion.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Jasper had awakened, and Adele set him down.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The teen said she was awakened to find the man sucking on her foot while holding her down, charges say.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The stadium felt different then, roused by a new connection.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Vadim begins by recounting his youth as the privileged son of a Soviet-era official who was cast aside under the liberalizing Gorbachev regime; the reversal of fortune roused the young Vadim to make the most of his life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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“Awoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoken. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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