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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
Mohammad Al-Gharbi, who lived across the street from the building in Sidon, woke to the sound of the explosion.
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Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
The bitter, woke drumbeat is not working any more.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Taylor Sheridan completely rejects woke nonsense in his shows.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The real Keaton eventually woke Colbert up and the duo discussed Colbert’s idea to have a celebrity dress up like a pigeon as a bit.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
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Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
The bitter, woke drumbeat is not working any more.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Taylor Sheridan completely rejects woke nonsense in his shows.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The real Keaton eventually woke Colbert up and the duo discussed Colbert’s idea to have a celebrity dress up like a pigeon as a bit.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woke
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Houston’s pitching staff awoke on Monday with the sport’s highest ERA, a byproduct of injuries to most of their season-opening rotation and the ineffectiveness of those who’ve stayed healthy.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Abdul Begawala said his wife awoke early Tuesday morning to the sound of gunshots.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Jasper had awakened, and Adele set him down.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The teen said she was awakened to find the man sucking on her foot while holding her down, charges say.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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Officials also warned residents to avoid contact with bats and other wild animals that may carry rabies.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The National Federation of Independent Business has warned that small businesses and consumers who rely on energy, rather than oil giants, will end up holding the bag.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The stadium felt different then, roused by a new connection.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Vadim begins by recounting his youth as the privileged son of a Soviet-era official who was cast aside under the liberalizing Gorbachev regime; the reversal of fortune roused the young Vadim to make the most of his life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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As a row of kids delighted in mixing cotton candy and frozen lemonade into an only-at-the-ballpark dessert, the usher alerted the parents that a mass of boisterous and predominantly shirtless men soon would be assembling in a nearby section.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Richard Quinones, who lives near Main Street and Buena Vista Avenue in Lemon Grove, first alerted the Sheriff’s Office to a woman in a ditch behind his home the morning of July 29.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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“Woke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woke. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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