1
as in to awaken
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
as in to warn
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving
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as in consciousness
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Recent Examples of wake
Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
In the wake of the Eaton fire — which decimated at least 6,000 single-family homes, condos and other dwellings — interest in building with natural materials has spiked.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Meals are little electric shocks that wake one up to oneself.
—Klara Feenstra
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Verb
The company said Fox had repeatedly aired false accusations its equipment had switched votes from Trump to Joe Biden during the 2020 election, and the discovery process of the lawsuit revealed Fox's efforts not to alienate conservatives in the network's audience in the wake of Biden's victory.
—Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
In the wake of the Eaton fire — which decimated at least 6,000 single-family homes, condos and other dwellings — interest in building with natural materials has spiked.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
His groaning would sometimes wake me in the middle of the night.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Meals are little electric shocks that wake one up to oneself.
—Klara Feenstra
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Verb
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The defense, with its framing, wanted to awaken any latent unease that a juror—an older one, perhaps—might feel toward the preceding years of correction between the sexes.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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What Santana has awakened from the Earth, alongside the continued popular appeal of his art, has stirred other echoes familiar to his incredible career.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Gupta awoke the girl to feed her dinner at 9 p.m., and the 4-year-old remained awake until 12:30 a.m., the affidavit says.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
4 July 2025
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As the sun rose beyond the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in central Washington, Mike McLeod awoke and turned his thoughts to the frustrating hunt.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Collins and Tillis have warned that the Medicaid and other cuts could leave large numbers of people in their state losing their health care coverage.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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The data echoes concerns raised by AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic in recent months, both of which have warned that today’s AI tools are reaching the ability to meaningfully assist bad actors attempting to create bioweapons.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Drawing inspiration from Woolf’s famous novel Mrs. Dalloway, Cunningham’s lustrous prose resembles Woolf’s in its bright, tumbling relation of consciousness.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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With his body preserved, the narrator’s consciousness is set free.—
Book Marks
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Verb
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But they didn’t get cheated this spring, not with three rousing blasts from the past: Against the Pistons, against the Celtics, against the Pacers.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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After a rousing verbal crescendo about 16 minutes into his speech, the crowd rose to its feet and delivered a standing ovation.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said authorities are committed to a full review of the emergency response, including how the public was alerted to the storm threat.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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