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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
Carmen Capo woke to loud banging on her window.
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Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Contrary to their largely fiscal conservative rhetoric and critiques of universities as overly woke and elitist, Republicans generally sponsor earmarks with gusto across the board, including for colleges and universities.
—Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
More 'woke' allegations to come, Starbuck says Starbuck was at the forefront of a wave of the social media backlash against the commitments corporate America made to DEI and to gay and transgender people in response to the 2020 police killing of George Floyd.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The rooster that woke me up each morning also did the trick.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Balancing between risque and woke Every brand has had to keep up with the culture.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
In an extra special touch, Muller tells PEOPLE the students woke him up by playing Pomp and Circumstance, a song typically played at graduations.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The bitter, woke drumbeat is not working any more.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Mohammad Al-Gharbi, who lived across the street from the building in Sidon, woke to the sound of the explosion.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Contrary to their largely fiscal conservative rhetoric and critiques of universities as overly woke and elitist, Republicans generally sponsor earmarks with gusto across the board, including for colleges and universities.
—Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
More 'woke' allegations to come, Starbuck says Starbuck was at the forefront of a wave of the social media backlash against the commitments corporate America made to DEI and to gay and transgender people in response to the 2020 police killing of George Floyd.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The rooster that woke me up each morning also did the trick.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Balancing between risque and woke Every brand has had to keep up with the culture.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
In an extra special touch, Muller tells PEOPLE the students woke him up by playing Pomp and Circumstance, a song typically played at graduations.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The bitter, woke drumbeat is not working any more.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Mohammad Al-Gharbi, who lived across the street from the building in Sidon, woke to the sound of the explosion.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woken
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According to initial police reports, a 55-year-old man had been sleeping but awoke to noise coming from outside his home.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Newlywed wife Jesni Fiji, knocked out from the tragic crash and reportedly surviving with no broken bones and just cuts and bruises, awoke Saturday morning in shock and horror over what surrounded her, including her new husband Dave Fiji's body, the groom's father told Atlanta News First (ANF).—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Some were awakened by explosions; others pulled back their curtains in the early hours to see plumes of black smoke rising above the city.—
David Hickey,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Jasper had awakened, and Adele set him down.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Hassan said the company should have acted faster and alerted law enforcement to the content.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Community members alerted the county about the forthcoming facility earlier this year and have protested the plans.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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According to the report, both animals roused and regained consciousness about 30 minutes after the procedure began.—
Adam Bednar,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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An impressive feat for a team competing in Europe’s elite competition for the first time and about whom early-season prophecies warned that a relatively threadbare squad would struggle without burning out on at least one end.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2025
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Selectivity is critical, Oaktree’s Poli warned.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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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.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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There may be many spouses out there who are aroused by mother-in-law cosplay.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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“Woken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woken. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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