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
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Episode 3 shows John and Caroline both overwhelmed after greeting mourners at Jackie’s wake.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
All this within a year unless KC wakes the hell up.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The best part of the wake sequence is when Caroline and John reminisce about the mundane, like when Caroline got in trouble for having a weed plant at Hyannis Port.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Episode 3 shows John and Caroline both overwhelmed after greeting mourners at Jackie’s wake.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Maybe this will be the thing that finally wakes them up.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
All this within a year unless KC wakes the hell up.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Noun
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Although undoubtedly wide-ranging, these conversations had a way usually returning, by pathways familiar to any viewer of the Joe Rogan Experience, to genetics and the nature of human consciousness.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Campbell exploded in the public consciousness decades ago as the leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The mystery starts with a fireball crashing into a remote woodland, awakening a terrifying creature hidden in the depths.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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To awaken the Texans and to build the youth to be physically and mentally strong enough to defend this Great State of Texas and this Great Nation from the Synagogue of Satan and to be ready for World War 3 and Civil unrest between 2026-2028.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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With Golden State star Stephen Curry nursing a right knee injury, NBA commissioner Adam Silver awoke Tuesday needing to select a replacement player for Sunday’s All-Star tournament.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ashur awakes in this alternative timeline, but not all is blissful.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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Against this background, European diplomats, as well as some US lawmakers, warned Zelensky that a trip to Washington was unwise.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The San Joaquin Valley also received a freeze warning Thursday.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In 2009, after studying a mother and a daughter who were both short sleepers, Fu published a paper about a variation in a gene called DEC2, which influences the production of orexin, a hormone associated with wakefulness.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Green tea contains caffeine, which can promote wakefulness and alertness.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the days after October 7, Tel Aviv jazz musician Y (Ariel Bronz) and his dancer wife Yasmine (Efrat Dor) decide to say yes to everything — including a commission to write a rousing new national anthem.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2026
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As even the most casual football fan knows, the Budweiser Clydesdales have starred in many Super Bowl classics, from a somber 9/11 tribute to a rousing horse football game.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Jackson County alerted local schools to continue monitoring the issue, but law enforcement did not have probable cause to arrest or take other actions, according to the statement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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During the first week of the search, the New York Post reported that one of Guthrie’s neighbors had alerted police to the presence, in the neighborhood, in January, of an unmarked white van.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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