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
Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
In the wake of the Eaton fire — which decimated at least 6,000 single-family homes, condos and other dwellings — interest in building with natural materials has spiked.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Meals are little electric shocks that wake one up to oneself.
—Klara Feenstra
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Verb
The company said Fox had repeatedly aired false accusations its equipment had switched votes from Trump to Joe Biden during the 2020 election, and the discovery process of the lawsuit revealed Fox's efforts not to alienate conservatives in the network's audience in the wake of Biden's victory.
—Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
In the wake of the Eaton fire — which decimated at least 6,000 single-family homes, condos and other dwellings — interest in building with natural materials has spiked.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
His groaning would sometimes wake me in the middle of the night.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Meals are little electric shocks that wake one up to oneself.
—Klara Feenstra
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake
Verb
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In 2020 Hugo Lagercrantz of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden observed that consciousness can only awaken when there are connections between brain areas called the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.—
Christian Wolf,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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The real Cooper, freshly awakened from a coma induced by sticking a fork in an electrical socket, his long-absent memory restored, arrives shortly thereafter, thence to be transported back in time to the night of the murder of Laura Palmer, which brought him to Twin Peaks so many years ago.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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About 2,000 shelters were opened across Chiapas, Guerrero, and Oaxaca, and over 18,000 first responders were mobilized At first light Thursday, Acapulco awoke under ominous dark clouds, but without a drop of rain and small waves lapping at its central beach.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Storm moves south on approach At first light Thursday, Acapulco awoke under ominous dark clouds.—
Luis Alberto Cruz,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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The International Atomic Energy Agency has previously warned that bombing active enrichment sites, particularly Fordow, could pose environmental and health risks.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 June 2025
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The war between Israel and Iran began its ninth day Saturday as the two countries continued to trade missile attacks, and Iran's foreign minister warned against the U.S. getting actively involved.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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Their mission: to preserve his failing consciousness via an experimental memory‑upload procedure at a cutting‑edge facility.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Victims reported feeling an array of symptoms such as hot flushes, dizziness, loss of consciousness and visible marks or bruises on their skin.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
Verb
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But they didn’t get cheated this spring, not with three rousing blasts from the past: Against the Pistons, against the Celtics, against the Pacers.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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After a rousing verbal crescendo about 16 minutes into his speech, the crowd rose to its feet and delivered a standing ovation.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 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,
24 June 2025
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An appliance or device could be beeping to alert you of a problem with the item itself such as broken components, improper installation, improper use, and more.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2025
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“Wake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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