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
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
In the wake of the delay, both opponents of the map and local election officials have started to accept the likelihood of the map being used in the primary.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
The study also found that a lack of clarity can lead to people overcomplicating their medication dosing, such as waking themselves up in the middle of the night for a third dose unnecessarily or trying to space out their medications so much that much of their day is spent stopping to take a pill.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
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Noun
In the wake of the death of The Prophet, the war against the WLF escalated.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
In the wake of the delay, both opponents of the map and local election officials have started to accept the likelihood of the map being used in the primary.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Verb
Even Wu-Tang Clan’s halftime performance couldn’t wake it up.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
The study also found that a lack of clarity can lead to people overcomplicating their medication dosing, such as waking themselves up in the middle of the night for a third dose unnecessarily or trying to space out their medications so much that much of their day is spent stopping to take a pill.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
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Over several hours, as Carter faded in and out of consciousness on the floor, a 29-year-old gunman killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others before law enforcement breached the club wall with an armored vehicle and killed him.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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His stream-of-consciousness posts about the intersection of weather and climate change routinely garner thousands of comments.—
Jason Dove Mark,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Daniela López stars in the film as Julia, an introverted music student whose curiosity and passion for protest is awakened amid a growing feminist movement on her university campus, and with #MeToo as a backdrop.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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The Phillies’ lineup, slow to awaken this season, has relied heavily on Marsh alongside Harper and Schwarber.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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According to initial police reports, a 55-year-old man had been sleeping but awoke to noise coming from outside his home.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Newlywed wife Jesni Fiji, knocked out from the tragic crash and reportedly surviving with no broken bones and just cuts and bruises, awoke Saturday morning in shock and horror over what surrounded her, including her new husband Dave Fiji's body, the groom's father told Atlanta News First (ANF).—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The Saudi Foreign Ministry also warned in a statement that the strikes were exacerbating tensions in the region.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The heat advisory in effect until late Friday warns that the high temperatures and humidity could cause heat illness.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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The participants who took the quetiapine had more than 40 minutes more total sleep time and 45% less wakefulness during the night, the study found.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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During wakefulness, these muscles receive strong neural drive from the brainstem, keeping the airway patent and the airflow laminar.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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David Hudson, a free speech attorney and professor at Belmont University Law School serving as Detwiler's co-counsel with attorneys Joseph Fuson and Worrick Robinson, delivered a rousing argument on Detwiler’s behalf.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Dec. 2025
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In 24 episodes, the series toggled effortlessly between sci-fi, action, and thriller, delivering a rousing message about the effort required to build a community and wage a rebellion while still indulging in the pew-pew laser-gunning Star Wars stuff that hardcore franchise fans want.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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What Fritz didn’t know is that a maintenance worker had grown suspicious after spotting the teenager’s science lab in the garage and alerted authorities.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Following the Broadview Six hearing, both Lemon and the SPLC filed new motions alerting judges of the government’s apparent misconduct in the Chicago case.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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