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also awaked
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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
Billions of the alewives, a small silvery invasive fish, died that summer and awoke citizens to the fact that something was wrong with the region’s greatest natural resource.
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Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At Long Beach Little League, kids, parents and league officials awoke in late January to find that every bit of copper had been torn out their home field, stolen by thieves.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Parts of South Florida awoke Sunday to record low daily temperatures, the coldest in more than a century, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Hell hath no fury like an inner teenager awoken by their favorite book.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
However, some people reported sleeping worse because they were awoken by outdoor noises.
—Jamie Friedlander Serrano, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
In the Nashville, Tennessee, area, electricity returned for thousands of homes and businesses Monday, while more than 170,000 others awoke bundled up in powerless homes after subfreezing temperatures overnight.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Metro Atlanta and north Georgia awoke to treacherous roads, canceled activities and flights.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
For the next few days, instead of a blaring alarm clock and taxi cab horns, I am awoken by the deep belly laughter of hippos who live in the lagoon directly outside my door.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At Long Beach Little League, kids, parents and league officials awoke in late January to find that every bit of copper had been torn out their home field, stolen by thieves.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Parts of South Florida awoke Sunday to record low daily temperatures, the coldest in more than a century, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Hell hath no fury like an inner teenager awoken by their favorite book.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
However, some people reported sleeping worse because they were awoken by outdoor noises.
—Jamie Friedlander Serrano, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
In the Nashville, Tennessee, area, electricity returned for thousands of homes and businesses Monday, while more than 170,000 others awoke bundled up in powerless homes after subfreezing temperatures overnight.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Metro Atlanta and north Georgia awoke to treacherous roads, canceled activities and flights.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
For the next few days, instead of a blaring alarm clock and taxi cab horns, I am awoken by the deep belly laughter of hippos who live in the lagoon directly outside my door.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoken
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At about two this morning, the familiar howl of air-raid sirens woke me in the center of Kyiv, followed by the low thuds of anti-aircraft cannons attempting to shoot down Russian drones.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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That one near the end of the half woke Hall up.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, not even 15 minutes later, Schoen was awakened by his 93-year-old mother, who alerted him to the rapidly rising water outside.—
Abrielle Kate Maddison,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The first, a hustler named Neil (Joseph Gordon Levitt), spends his days chasing feelings his little league coach awakened him all those years ago, while his shy, developmentally stunted former teammate Brian (Brady Corbet) can’t shake the belief that he was abducted by aliens as a kid.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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Shapiro and his wife, Lori, roused the rest of the household.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 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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“Awoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoken. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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