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
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Algae blooms have long bedeviled the DC landmark, though the one that broke out in the wake of the renovations appears to have reduced.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Sally Ibrahim,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Lange's husband went home and woke her up to share the good news, the lottery said.
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Noun
Many were already struggling when the Biden administration attempted to enact sweeping student debt relief in the wake of the Covid pandemic, but the proposal encountered Republican blowback.
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Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Algae blooms have long bedeviled the DC landmark, though the one that broke out in the wake of the renovations appears to have reduced.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Verb
Having insomnia, which includes difficulties falling asleep, staying asleep or waking too early, can lead to daytime dysfunction.
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Sally Ibrahim,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Lange's husband went home and woke her up to share the good news, the lottery said.
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
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Symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke include heavy sweating, dizziness, nausea, confusion, a rapid pulse or loss of consciousness, the news release from the health department said.
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Symptoms of heatstroke include confusion, altered mental status, slurred speech, hot and dry skin or profuse sweating, very high body temperature, loss of consciousness, and very high body temperature.
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Who’s to say international futbol isn’t ready to begrudgingly welcome a new epoch in the sport, and that is might be led by a host nation that proves itself a sleeping giant awakened?
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However, Kalwinski has awakened me to the fact that such civic pride can apply just as much to the Bears being in Hammond as being in Arlington Heights.
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Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
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The Norwegian Royal House declined to comment on whether the king and Queen Sonja had been awoken by the festivities, or if the monarch had stayed up to watch the match.
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Seeking respite from the sizzling weather, people and companies across Europe are snapping up portable and fixed air conditioners as some countries warn the heat wave could intensify.
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Opponents argue agencies could avoid some of the service cuts officials have warned about by pausing capital improvement projects, including extensions.
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The study was designed to evaluate objective sleep measures — including sleep onset, wakefulness after sleep onset, sleep architecture, and next-day cognitive performance — areas that have historically lacked rigorous cannabinoid research.
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This matters because humans have a direct neural pathway from the eyes to the brain region that regulates the circadian rhythm, our internal biological clock governing wakefulness and sleep.
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Pulisic entered the game to a rousing cheer at the 58-minute mark, replacing Tim Weah.
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The bergamot opens bright; my favorite note, neroli, gives it a crisp, happy center, and a rousing patchouli base roosts for hours without ever turning heavy.
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Someone alerted authorities about the trailer in August 2022 after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the doors.
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But tracing exactly where neutrinos come from when detectors such as Antarctica’s IceCube Neutrino Observatory alert their presence has proven more difficult for astronomers.
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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