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
Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025
That’s because in the wake of the 2017 tax law, which imposed the $10,000 cap, many states developed a workaround for pass-through entities that allowed (or in some cases mandated) the entities to pay the state taxes,and get an unlimited deduction for them at the entity level.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 July 2025
Many years later, my pregnant wife would wake me up in bed to suggest a name for our son.
—Todd Barnes, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
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Verb
In the wake of these case, the Cincinnati Police Department changed its vehicle pursuit policy, limiting pursuits to violent felony suspects.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025
That’s because in the wake of the 2017 tax law, which imposed the $10,000 cap, many states developed a workaround for pass-through entities that allowed (or in some cases mandated) the entities to pay the state taxes,and get an unlimited deduction for them at the entity level.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Noun
In Ingram, Erin Burgess woke to thunder and rain in the middle of the night.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 July 2025
Many years later, my pregnant wife would wake me up in bed to suggest a name for our son.
—Todd Barnes, Hartford Courant, 4 July 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
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Last month state immigration advocates warned that arrests of undocumented immigrants were ramping up in the state, creating anxiety and fear in communities with people taken every day.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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The National Weather Service discussion on Monday morning warned that extreme heat conditions would continue in the region as a high-pressure center lingers.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 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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An Electrifying Farewell As the final chords rang out and Chaka brought the night full circle with a rousing encore of I’m Every Woman, a tangible electricity surged through the crowd and everybody danced, including the most reserved concert goers.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Edwards was reunited with former Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer in San Diego and got a rousing ovation when the Chargers returned to Arrowhead.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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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 18 Jul. 2025.
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