1
as in to awaken
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
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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as in consciousness
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Recent Examples of wake
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
This was a painful process for them because most of the leftists in Israel left the country in the wake of these events.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Brianna Peters, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The cards show your heart has been waking back up from a deep and somber slumber to finally roar more loudly than ever in July.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Meanwhile, in the wake of the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, politics has become increasingly polarized, with debates about free speech raging.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
This was a painful process for them because most of the leftists in Israel left the country in the wake of these events.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
Use them before bed, while working, or upon waking.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The cards show your heart has been waking back up from a deep and somber slumber to finally roar more loudly than ever in July.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Verb
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Los Angeles in the fall awakens the senses.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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In addition to awakening her creativity, the potion also unleashes a number of dark monsters that inhabit her subconscious, one of which is her mother, who appears transformed into a hairy monster that Mia is forced to confront.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ghosts have awoken, though.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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At the Nir Oz kibbutz, Ohad (Miki Leon), wife Batsheva (Rotem Sela) and three children are awoken by alarms and seek refuge in their home’s shelter room, which unfortunately has a broken door, forcing a predictable and harrowing outcome.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Elam helps answer questions about the process, warns business owners of building code violations and does a preliminary inspection before their state certification visit.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Oct. 2025
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Buffaloes fans at the stadium in Boulder spilled out of their seats and onto the field after the victory, even as the public address announcer warned fans the school will possibly be fined by the Big 12 Conference for their part in the field storming.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though Maggie is writing a paper about virtue signalling, the script doesn’t seem to be able to give her a consciousness that is aware of it.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went mega-viral online, giving the disease one of its first pushes into the global consciousness since baseball legend Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with the disease in 1939.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Djokovic raced onto it, flicked the ball down the line, and still won the point, rousing himself and the crowd with a finger to the ear.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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After delivering his version of a rousing speech at a companywide presentation for a new project in Canton, Ohio, Ron suffers a modest embarrassment in front of his colleagues and his boss, Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips).—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Eduardo Capitani, toxicologist and pulmonologist at the Center for Intoxication Control at the University of Campinas, one of the country’s leading poison-control and research centers, was one of the first to alert the government that a health emergency was underway.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On average, kids were awake for 38 minutes per night, while parents estimated fewer than five minutes of wakefulness.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sleepwalking explores the narrow yet profound space between the vigilant awareness of wakefulness and the surrender to the unknown feelings and sensations of sleep.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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