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1
as in awoke
to cause to stop sleeping
my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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2
as in awakened
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
as in warned
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 woke
Firefighters say working smoke alarms woke a family as a fire tore through their home's garage Friday morning.
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, that tactic is under attack, and not just from Democrats but from anti-Trump Republicans in thrall to woke corporations.
—George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Moderate shaking woke residents near the epicenter and was strong enough to break dishes, while light tremors rippled across the broader Bay Area.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Thousands of Oracle workers woke Tuesday to an email from their employer informing them that their jobs had been cut with immediate effect, in what appears to one of the largest mass layoffs in the tech giant’s history.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, that tactic is under attack, and not just from Democrats but from anti-Trump Republicans in thrall to woke corporations.
—George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Moderate shaking woke residents near the epicenter and was strong enough to break dishes, while light tremors rippled across the broader Bay Area.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Thousands of Oracle workers woke Tuesday to an email from their employer informing them that their jobs had been cut with immediate effect, in what appears to one of the largest mass layoffs in the tech giant’s history.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woke
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The Boys give it a test run by killing a new supe named Rockhard, a spoof of Marvel’s The Thing, and wounding Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), whom Homelander awoke from cryostasis.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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As the first bits of morning light awoke the day, early risers celebrated with Easter Sunday service on a hilltop in Anaheim Hills.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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The commotion awakened the victim’s mother, who rushed in, causing the suspect to burst out of the home and flee, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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And following a tradition that dates back to the Apollo program, the crew was awakened each day by a different song, picked from a list that the astronauts had selected beforehand.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to abide by the ceasefire, but warned there would be a swift military response to any violations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Another surgery swapped out her breast implants to erase her shoulder pain in 2022, Dishell said, but doctors warned her then that her other pain was unlikely to improve.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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On April 20, 1803, residents of Richmond, Virginia, after being roused out of bed by a fire bell, were surprised to see great numbers of meteors in all parts of the sky.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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There could have been another one on Friday night in Indianapolis against the Pacers before OG Anunoby roused himself in the second half.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The vehicle was apparently abandoned in the Hollywood Hills and towed to a police impound lot, where an employee noticed a foul smell emanating from the trunk last September and alerted authorities.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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If an eruption had taken place, people would have already been in harm’s way by the time the multitude of quakes had alerted the authorities.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Woke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woke. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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