Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waking (up)
Verb
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Yet American open-source efforts may be gradually awakening, as American innovators attempt to boost American open-model competitiveness.—
Jasmine Cui,
NBC news,
30 Nov. 2025 -
After Juneid and Zainab’s deaths, the children who had mysteriously vanished begin to reappear in the very same places where they were last seen—unharmed, as if awakening from a long dream.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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Wider horizons beckon as the emotional Moon lights up your 9th House of Adventure, stirring a desire to broaden your view through meaningful study and conversation.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For the record, both of those piano ballads were particularly rousing on Thursday evening.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Though Garfield is attending the RNC reluctantly to give a speech in support of his friend, Congressman James Blaine (Bradley Whitford), for the presidency, his rousing oration inadvertently earns him the nomination.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Waking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waking%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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