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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
That one near the end of the half woke Hall up.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
And from bling to cap, lit, woke and even 6-7, hip-hop is today's verbal arbiter.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
In August, streamer Hasan Piker declared that woke was back after the new Superman film’s pro-immigration plot rankled conservatives online.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
At midnight, Avery woke her parents up to tell them her headache had returned.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
And from bling to cap, lit, woke and even 6-7, hip-hop is today's verbal arbiter.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
In August, streamer Hasan Piker declared that woke was back after the new Superman film’s pro-immigration plot rankled conservatives online.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
At midnight, Avery woke her parents up to tell them her headache had returned.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woke
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With Golden State star Stephen Curry nursing a right knee injury, NBA commissioner Adam Silver awoke Tuesday needing to select a replacement player for Sunday’s All-Star tournament.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Billions of the alewives, a small silvery invasive fish, died that summer and awoke citizens to the fact that something was wrong with the region’s greatest natural resource.—
Theodore J. Karamanski,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Scott had just three points in the first, but awakened in the second, making all four of her shots, including two big 3-pointers, to help Baylor cut an 11-point deficit to just 36-32 at halftime.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 2026
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However, not even 15 minutes later, Schoen was awakened by his 93-year-old mother, who alerted him to the rapidly rising water outside.—
Abrielle Kate Maddison,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, residents are warned of the possible damage that could be done on unprotected outdoor plumbing.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Oxford Economics economist Nico Palesch warned that advances in robotics could soon also disrupt physical jobs, potentially affecting up to 20% of the workforce.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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What roused them from complacency to defiance?—
Joshua Hammer,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Feb. 2026
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Within minutes, the federal agents had roused Thi Dua Vang from bed.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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The North Sewickley Township Police Department alerted residents just before noon on Thursday about rising water levels, adivisng people who live along the Connoquenessing Creek to evacuate.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The center then alerted the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Woke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woke. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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