woke 1 of 2

variants also waked
past tense of wake

woken

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants or waked also woke
past participle of wake

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Resident Armando Vierra, an Army veteran, said the explosion woke him up and shook his house, nearly five miles from the plant. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025 The defendant’s roommate was sleeping in the living room and apparently never woke during the incident. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Resident Armando Vierra, an Army veteran, said the explosion woke him up and shook his house, nearly five miles from the plant. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025 The defendant’s roommate was sleeping in the living room and apparently never woke during the incident. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woke

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“Woke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woke. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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