as in insomnia
the inability to obtain adequate sleep
a nagging wakefulness that seemed resistant to all of the standard home remedies
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Recent Examples of wakefulness
These hormones help regulate blood pressure, temperature, and wakefulness.
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Pamela Assid, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Some researchers are using this state between sleep and wakefulness to study the nature of consciousness itself.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
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
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
The programme has also been designed to educate guests on how to achieve good sleep when back at home and how factors, such as nutrition, gut health, stress and water retention, are all interconnected and play a part with insomnia and wakefulness.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His collection explored the intersection of bedtime narratives, memory and that transitional state between wakefulness and sleep, translating stories into wearable forms that reflect the blurred lines between reality and dreams, tradition and innovation, and past and future.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The result is a yin–yang balance, where sleep drives GH, and GH helps shape the rhythm of sleep and wakefulness.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Pamela Assid, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Some researchers are using this state between sleep and wakefulness to study the nature of consciousness itself.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
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
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
The programme has also been designed to educate guests on how to achieve good sleep when back at home and how factors, such as nutrition, gut health, stress and water retention, are all interconnected and play a part with insomnia and wakefulness.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His collection explored the intersection of bedtime narratives, memory and that transitional state between wakefulness and sleep, translating stories into wearable forms that reflect the blurred lines between reality and dreams, tradition and innovation, and past and future.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The result is a yin–yang balance, where sleep drives GH, and GH helps shape the rhythm of sleep and wakefulness.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wakefulness
Noun
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So people who have insomnia and are given melatonin by their doctors in an attempt to cope may already be on the way to developing more serious heart problems.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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Young users claim excessive screen time has led them to suffer depression, anxiety, insomnia and eating disorders, while others have engaged in self-harm and even died by suicide.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Paying close attention to how each pillow affected their sleep, any improvements in neck pain, restlessness, and temperature regulation, to determine which pillows made the grade as the most luxurious options out there, both in sleep feel and in material makeup.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the film, del Toro flits and hovers between contradictory ideas, with the restlessness of the beautiful butterflies that Elizabeth, an amateur entomologist, likes to study.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From heightened alertness after your first sip to frequent bathroom trips and an afternoon crash, coffee has a distinct effect on your body and brain.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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Both naturally increase alertness without disrupting sleep later.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Wakefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wakefulness. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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