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as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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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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Recent Examples of wake
William Jones, Ascend Agency, 11 Nov. 2025
The rippling effects of storms are already visible in the wake of ones like Melissa.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Innovations in Prescription Glasses for a Changing Planet In the wake of such massive changes over the last several years in relation to climate change, everyone has had to adapt in their own ways.
—William Jones, Ascend Agency, 11 Nov. 2025
The rippling effects of storms are already visible in the wake of ones like Melissa.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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
Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
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Not only that, but consciousness survives.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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This generational transition is altering our collective consciousness, challenging us to transform power dynamics within groups, friendships and societal systems.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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Your inner prankster awakens during Mercury retrograde.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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But during her absence, Tankie awoke from his dormant slumber.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sagua de Tánamo, a town in Holguín province, awoke to flooding of the Sagua River.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Israel opened and closed Gaza’s borders with Egypt arbitrarily and without warning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The United States and France first warned more than a decade ago that Russian satellites appeared to be spying and collecting information on their assets, including on commercially run satellites.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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These hormones help regulate blood pressure, temperature, and wakefulness.—
Pamela Assid,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some researchers are using this state between sleep and wakefulness to study the nature of consciousness itself.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal played attractive, threatening football, and looked poised for a rousing win.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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For the record, both of those piano ballads were particularly rousing on Thursday evening.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, a bystander realized something wasn't right and alerted a lifeguard, Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau Chief Kalani Vierra told WBTW.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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