1
as in awakens
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in awakes
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
as in warns
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 wakes
The body essentially wakes itself up after fixing what needs fixing.
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
When Lydia wakes from her own nightmarish sleep, Vivian’s seat is empty.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Melmo The stiffness of my jeans wakes me—almost icy in the predawn.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Ready for a home robot that wakes you up, makes breakfast and even cleans the house afterward?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The sci-fi pic, starring Ryan Gosling as a school teacher who wakes aboard a spacecraft with amnesia, has been a winner for Amazon MGM Studios, delivering some of the best numbers for a non-franchise movie in some time.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Know what wakes me up more than a few mornings a month in Avondale, a quaint old neighborhood in Jacksonville?
—Chris Hildreth, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The notification sound of the incoming text message wakes the guy up.
—Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
That spike wakes you up hours too early.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
When Lydia wakes from her own nightmarish sleep, Vivian’s seat is empty.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Melmo The stiffness of my jeans wakes me—almost icy in the predawn.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Ready for a home robot that wakes you up, makes breakfast and even cleans the house afterward?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The sci-fi pic, starring Ryan Gosling as a school teacher who wakes aboard a spacecraft with amnesia, has been a winner for Amazon MGM Studios, delivering some of the best numbers for a non-franchise movie in some time.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Know what wakes me up more than a few mornings a month in Avondale, a quaint old neighborhood in Jacksonville?
—Chris Hildreth, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
The notification sound of the incoming text message wakes the guy up.
—Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
That spike wakes you up hours too early.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wakes
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At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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There have been questions on social media as to whether the couple awakens together in the afterlife, and here’s what Roberts has to say.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Just at that moment, Jamie — our dream lover in every sense — awakes with a jolt.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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The superb ensemble includes Lyudmilla Ignatenko (Jessie Buckley) as the wife of a firefighter mortally wounded in the initial hours of the disaster and the fictional Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson) as a scientist who warns political leaders about the consequences of inaction.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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Real quick Canada's fentanyl czar warns more lethal synthetic opioids are on the way.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Look for a service that monitors all three major credit bureaus, scans the dark web and alerts you to suspicious changes tied to your identity.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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This small crossover received a redesign in 2019 and added many standard driver assist features, including one that alerts the driver when traffic ahead is moving again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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“Wakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wakes. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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