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
Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
In the immediate wake of Schmidt’s allegations, social media comments appeared to be broadly supportive of Hamilton.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
In fact, the film effectively becomes a nostalgic glimpse at a teenage way of life that’s almost disappeared, when kids talked to each other and hung out IRL much more and didn’t spend every waking minute with eyes glued to screens.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
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Noun
The big brother Big Ten took its turn last week at inviting ridicule, pushing hard on all fronts for the 24-team College Football Playoff that commissioner Tony Petitti has brought to the table like a child with a Whoopee Cushion at a wake.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
In the immediate wake of Schmidt’s allegations, social media comments appeared to be broadly supportive of Hamilton.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Verb
Taylor Sheridan completely rejects woke nonsense in his shows.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
In fact, the film effectively becomes a nostalgic glimpse at a teenage way of life that’s almost disappeared, when kids talked to each other and hung out IRL much more and didn’t spend every waking minute with eyes glued to screens.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Noun
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Now, her portrayal of Zosia, the hive mind emissary sent to cajole Rhea Seehorn’s Carol into joining the world’s collective consciousness in Vince Gilligan’s Apple TV sci-fi tale of a happiness apocalypse, has stirred up Emmy buzz.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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The subsequent collapse has not reached the public consciousness, perhaps because the numbers of asylum seekers on small boats — the most visible, and to some voters least palatable, form of migration — remain stable.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Other nights, her husband has awakened to find her up but still asleep, wrapping toilet paper around furniture like bandages.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Houston’s pitching staff awoke on Monday with the sport’s highest ERA, a byproduct of injuries to most of their season-opening rotation and the ineffectiveness of those who’ve stayed healthy.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Abdul Begawala said his wife awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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San Diego County routinely issues public health advisories to warn local doctors of emerging threats, but Thursday was the first time in recent memory that a mode of transportation made the list.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Iranian media reported that the country's Navy had fired warning shots at four vessels that attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without authorization this morning.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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That’s followed by periods of contemplation, energized wakefulness, and, purportedly, a vanishing of withdrawal symptoms.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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Everybody wants to sound like her, but no one else can quite replicate the particular sonic grammar of her writing, which unfurls like an intimate dispatch from the blurry edge of sleep and wakefulness.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Though Export’s radical feminist art grew out of a particular political moment that had pretty much passed by the time Yuskavage began her career, the artists nonetheless share a rabble-rousing sensibility and an obsession with the unnerving visual punch of the female body.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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The energy is the main draw here, with a second-story bar and lounge overlooking a stage where rousing live acts span rotating bands, live band karaoke, and late-night DJs every weekend.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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The animals in Laurie’s house, hearing the patrol cars and the helicopters before the humans can, alert them that there is something wrong.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Prior to the confirmation, Bear told followers that witnesses had reportedly seen Matt near a river in Washington before authorities were alerted.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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