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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In the new Indonesian horror flick The Elixir, a new herbal potion concocted by a traditional medicine doctor accidentally wakes the dead, and now all Hell is breaking loose.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The baker who wakes before dawn for sixty years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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When Fuller awakes several hours later, her head has been shaved, she’s covered in antihistamine cream, and she’s tied up in a basement.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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November brings pristine snow, magical light, and long sunsets as the continent awakens from winter.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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As the siblings say grace before eating, Sean awakens, and Erin calls for a doctor.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Wakens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wakens. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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