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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 awaked
to cease to be asleep
I woke with a start when the door slammed
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3
as in alerted
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
Resident Armando Vierra, an Army veteran, said the explosion woke him up and shook his house, nearly five miles from the plant.
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
The defendant’s roommate was sleeping in the living room and apparently never woke during the incident.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
The day before Halloween in 2023, the sleeping girl woke in her home to the sound of Valenzuela yelling at her mother, according to prosecutors and court records.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
It's been a long time since anyone blamed hip-hop for being too woke.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
The defendant’s roommate was sleeping in the living room and apparently never woke during the incident.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
The day before Halloween in 2023, the sleeping girl woke in her home to the sound of Valenzuela yelling at her mother, according to prosecutors and court records.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
It's been a long time since anyone blamed hip-hop for being too woke.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woke
Verb
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In the middle of the night June 30, the family awoke to a fire.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors allege that in October 2024, Spencer awoke to find his daughter missing from the family’s home, prompting him to leave to search for her.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The person on the other end of the call went to the Cartersville Police Department to report Cagle’s threat, and officers with the department alerted the Atlanta Police Department.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Gill fled the scene, and police were alerted to the crash only after passers-by saw King lying on the road, investigators said.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
21 Oct. 2025
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Three back-to-back violent incidents in the space of 10 months have awakened a new reckoning in corporate security that is fundamentally altering the way companies protect their executives, data from a new Goldman Sachs Ayco report found.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Shapiro and members of his family had to be awakened and evacuated, but no one was injured.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Previous reports have warned Trumps’ immigration policies also threaten negative economic consequences.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Even the vets warned that such bursts of energy sometimes signal a final surge before decline, but Luna proved them wrong.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Certainly, they are aroused by the concept of being ruinously in its thrall.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yet the calmness of these denials aroused American suspicion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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It was later turned into a film which roused several of the women to write their own memoirs of the orchestra.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Woke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woke. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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