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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
Weiss will never be woke enough for her critics, and that’s a good thing.
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
When people woke from REM sleep, their cortex woke up in the same way, but without the preceding slow wave.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Blues, who included woke Luddites and other political enemies, would be shut out of the bounty—forced out, in fact.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
These are people who woke often during the night or struggled to breathe comfortably during sleep.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Resident Armando Vierra, an Army veteran, said the explosion woke him up and shook his house, nearly five miles from the plant.
—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
An 11-year-old girl woke to her mother being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, then called 911 for help, Arizona prosecutors say.
—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
Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
When people woke from REM sleep, their cortex woke up in the same way, but without the preceding slow wave.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Blues, who included woke Luddites and other political enemies, would be shut out of the bounty—forced out, in fact.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
These are people who woke often during the night or struggled to breathe comfortably during sleep.
—Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Resident Armando Vierra, an Army veteran, said the explosion woke him up and shook his house, nearly five miles from the plant.
—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
An 11-year-old girl woke to her mother being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, then called 911 for help, Arizona prosecutors say.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woken
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Beat a Jackson led-Ravens and the 2025 Dolphins will have awakened from a coma.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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After first being detained in New Jersey, Gómez was awakened in the night and flown to an ICE facility in Michigan on August 19, his cousin said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 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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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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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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Even if the hurricane's fiercest winds begin to wane as the hurricane approaches land, the hurricane center warned there is little difference in the destructive power of winds that are Category 4 (130-156 mph) as opposed to Category 5, (greater than 157 mph).—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Kylie Kelce, the wife of Philadelphia Eagles legend Jason Kelce, warned Dallas Cowboys fans who are going to decide to trick-or-treat at their house during a podcast episode last week.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Just as legendary as his triumphs have been his fist pumps, his reactions to good and bad shots, and his celebrations that roused the crowds.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 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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“Woken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woken. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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