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also waked
1
as in awoke
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in awaked
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
as in alerted
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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or waked
also woke
1
as in awakened
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in awoken
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
as in warned
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 woke
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
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
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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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“Woke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woke. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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