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as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping
a sudden loud noise wakened us
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as in awakes
to cease to be asleep
she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows
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The squalling of a blue jay wakes me.
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These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.
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Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt.
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The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.
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Badly wounded in a battle of revenge, Robin Hood is brought to a priory and tended by Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer), whose generosity awakens his finer feelings and spurs him to virtuous, self-sacrificing action.
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Forgetting his bond with the land, Mariano awakens the Ch’iqmi, a dark force that corrupts his people.
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“Wakens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wakens. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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