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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
But during her absence, Tankie awoke from his dormant slumber.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.
—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
The ghosts have awoken, though.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.
—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
The ghosts have awoken, though.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoken
Verb
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This has nothing to do with being woke.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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Friend Ellen DeGeneres also gave a shoutout through a candid video shared on Instagram, in which the former talk show host woke Kris up from a nap by singing in her ear.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rice awakened the Immortals (including Cleopatra) in the early 1900s.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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She’d been awakened by their puppy, and had been annoyed at Ryan, who hadn’t gotten up early with the dog like he was supposed to.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 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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“Awoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoken. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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