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or waked
also woke
1
as in awakened
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 woken
This includes some restrictions on shipping technology to adversarial countries and avoidance of anything deemed woke by the current administration.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
My first safari was back in 1989; followed by my honeymoon safari in 1996, when my husband and I woke to lion tracks outside our tent.
—Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Now it's woke again for trying to wipe an imaginary farmer from its logo.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Mitchell woke as police approached and fled, as officers pursued.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Instead one was woken into an eternal godlike vigilance, as though the experience of objectification had in the end borne the fruit of objectivity.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Somewhere along the way, though, the movie shifts from being apolitically involving to dangerously close to woke in a manner far more typical of 2023, when the picture was first shown, than 2025, when it is finally being unleashed on the general public.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
And some people are absolutely outraged, with many going as far to say its new, simplified logo is a signal of Cracker Barrel going woke.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Woke is the opposite of reassuring, but anti-woke isn’t enough to project competence.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
My first safari was back in 1989; followed by my honeymoon safari in 1996, when my husband and I woke to lion tracks outside our tent.
—Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Now it's woke again for trying to wipe an imaginary farmer from its logo.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Mitchell woke as police approached and fled, as officers pursued.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Instead one was woken into an eternal godlike vigilance, as though the experience of objectification had in the end borne the fruit of objectivity.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Somewhere along the way, though, the movie shifts from being apolitically involving to dangerously close to woke in a manner far more typical of 2023, when the picture was first shown, than 2025, when it is finally being unleashed on the general public.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
And some people are absolutely outraged, with many going as far to say its new, simplified logo is a signal of Cracker Barrel going woke.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Woke is the opposite of reassuring, but anti-woke isn’t enough to project competence.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woken
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Their argument, the report says, started when he was awakened by Canizares on the phone outside the house.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Zion said the resident was awakened by the smoke alarms – demonstrating the importance of having them throughout a residence.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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According to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), emergency services were alerted to a fatal incident on Saturday.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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If tickets remain available for a show, fans will be alerted via email.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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After traversing nearby neighborhoods with William in their patrol car, officers found the boy's home and awoke his parents to the news.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sure, it has been taxed during this difficult stretch, but 11 other bullpens awoke on Wednesday with more innings pitched than Houston’s since the All-Star break.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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After traversing nearby neighborhoods with William in their patrol car, officers found the boy's home and awoke his parents to the news.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sure, it has been taxed during this difficult stretch, but 11 other bullpens awoke on Wednesday with more innings pitched than Houston’s since the All-Star break.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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But — critics have warned — there's a lot of fine print.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Heading into the 2028 presidential campaign, a lack of snipers could lead to injuries and assassinations of top leaders, the report warned.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stubborn inflation and the potential for tariffs to drive up prices have aroused significant fears among policymakers and consumers that household budgets and the economy as a whole will be under significant strain for the foreseeable future.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The horrors of Gaza have rightly aroused international outrage.—
Sam Fleischacker,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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These setbacks roused long-standing SpaceX critics and attracted new ones, including the Mexican government, which has threatened legal action against the company over reported debris on and around its shores.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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Their experiences have roused growing awareness about how AI chatbots can influence people’s perceptions and otherwise impact their mental health, especially as such bots have become notorious for their people-pleasing tendencies.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Woken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woken. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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