as in consciousness
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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
David Matthews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Cine's wake will be held on Thursday and his funeral will be on Friday.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
At night, boats cannot go faster than 10 miles per hour, Abbott said, but wake surfing consistently stays at that speed.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Kimmel had a tumultuous 2025, temporarily going off the air after conservative-leaning affiliate owners suspended the show following Kimmel’s remarks in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Cine's wake will be held on Thursday and his funeral will be on Friday.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Relying on physical rather than supernatural powers, Makandal climbed out of a window, but the noise woke his guards and the plantation’s dogs, and he was soon recaptured.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
At night, boats cannot go faster than 10 miles per hour, Abbott said, but wake surfing consistently stays at that speed.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Noun
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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
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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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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 11 Jan. 2026.
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