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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
The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
He was assisted by Saraeya Crowell, a neighbor who was woken by gunfire and screaming Saturday night.
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Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Lange's husband went home and woke her up to share the good news, the lottery said.
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Brittney Brimway and her three children were on a flight from Los Angeles to Turks and Caicos with a layover in New York City when her son woke her up with some less-than-comforting news.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
And Axios’ sources indicated the admin simply did not like Anthropic’s woke vibe.
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Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
17 June 2026
The league is too ‘woke’ politically.
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Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
For those of you (us) who lived through NASCAR's miserable woke era (2020-2023), it's been a welcome return.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Carmen Capo woke to loud banging on her window.
—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
He was assisted by Saraeya Crowell, a neighbor who was woken by gunfire and screaming Saturday night.
—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Lange's husband went home and woke her up to share the good news, the lottery said.
—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Brittney Brimway and her three children were on a flight from Los Angeles to Turks and Caicos with a layover in New York City when her son woke her up with some less-than-comforting news.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
And Axios’ sources indicated the admin simply did not like Anthropic’s woke vibe.
—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
17 June 2026
The league is too ‘woke’ politically.
—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
For those of you (us) who lived through NASCAR's miserable woke era (2020-2023), it's been a welcome return.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Carmen Capo woke to loud banging on her window.
—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woken
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Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
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The Norwegian Royal House declined to comment on whether the king and Queen Sonja had been awoken by the festivities, or if the monarch had stayed up to watch the match.
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Spencer’s teenage son was awakened in the night in 1992 to find his father beating his mother in the head with a brick, according to court documents.
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Neighbor Daleon Walker says he was awakened by the sound of gunfire.
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The search began Monday, and involves investigators from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and the State Attorney's Office, who are excavating an area at Dry Creek Ranch after cadaver dogs alerted them during a recent search.
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Patrick found his brother unresponsive in the pool, pulled him out, and alerted his mother and neighbors for help.
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After Israel struck a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut on Sunday, Israelis went to bed expecting to be roused by incoming missiles from Iran.
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This roused the Court-Philippe-Chatrier crowd, and in the second set Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball to the rafters and asking people in her box to leave.
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Parade organizers have warned attendees to take steps to stay cool, as temperatures on Sunday will feel like the 90s.
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Hobbs said the difference is that federal agencies often warned states of threats before attacks occurred.
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As virality goes, this is not a big number, but the passion that the account has aroused dwarfs its reach.
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Overview The emergence of teleSUR has aroused significant interest due to its uniqueness of being the first regional television channel purely financed by more than three Latin American states.
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“Woken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woken. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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