wakens

verb

present tense third-person singular of waken
1
as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping a sudden loud noise wakened us

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2
as in awakes
to cease to be asleep she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows

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  • But when Lucky wakes from a drugged sleep, Cary is gone and the money too, and police are pulling up outside.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • After their first union, Eamonn (the handsome son, of course) wakes to Aneeka praying.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of wakes
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  • While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of awakes
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  • The Wall by Marlen Haushofer While vacationing in the Austrian Alps, a woman awakens to discover an invisible wall has cut her off from the rest of humanity.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
  • Uranus’ connection to Neptune awakens a bold idea within you!
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 15 July 2026
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