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or waked
also woke
1
as in awoken
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 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 woke Next Gen car has killed the short tracks and the big ones, but the medium ones are thriving.
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Fillmore, a German shorthaired pointer, is being hailed a hero after his urgent barking woke his family during a garage fire at their home on Skyway Drive in Unincorporated Tustin, Orange County.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Other times, they were woken by loud bangs.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
With your appetite woken, there are plenty of cafes and restaurants to try outside the hotel.
—Kalpana Fitzpatrick, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
But nighttime pain that woke me every few hours was likely from overdoing, Bugbee’s nurse explained.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Hassan had just woken from a nap and went to get water when a shell smacked into the dirt of the school’s playground, spraying shrapnel into his body.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 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
Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Fillmore, a German shorthaired pointer, is being hailed a hero after his urgent barking woke his family during a garage fire at their home on Skyway Drive in Unincorporated Tustin, Orange County.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Other times, they were woken by loud bangs.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
With your appetite woken, there are plenty of cafes and restaurants to try outside the hotel.
—Kalpana Fitzpatrick, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
But nighttime pain that woke me every few hours was likely from overdoing, Bugbee’s nurse explained.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Hassan had just woken from a nap and went to get water when a shell smacked into the dirt of the school’s playground, spraying shrapnel into his body.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woken
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Alvarez awoke Sunday leading the majors in slugging, OPS and home runs, a flaming core at the heart of a cooling lineup.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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When Gould awoke, she was thrilled to see her husband and newborn son.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 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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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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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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Environmentalists warned that the bill was too broad as introduced, and would allow anyone to begin building a chicken house without a permit — and therefore largely without scrutiny from state government.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
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While human encounters are rare, officials warned otters can be territorial and unpredictable.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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This aroused suspicion and eventually led to searches of Kamnik’s phone, computer, and external hard drive, which revealed a massive trove of illicit material.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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And each movement aroused an urge to move in the woman lying above, as if an avalanche of imperceptible but palpable vibrations had been triggered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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