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as in to awake
to cease to be asleep
guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes
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Recent Examples of awaken
They were awakened by state troopers pounding on their doors at about 2 a.m. Sunday.
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Mark Scolforo, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Sammie’s music even summons traditional Chinese dancers, awakening Americanized Bo and Grace’s cultural heritage.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Under cover of darkness, a squad of SEALs enters a two-story apartment building, slips upstairs, and sledgehammers its way through a wall, awakening a family on the other side.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Shapiro said his family and guests were awakened by state troopers banging on their doors at around 2 a.m. on Sunday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Mark Scolforo, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Sammie’s music even summons traditional Chinese dancers, awakening Americanized Bo and Grace’s cultural heritage.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Under cover of darkness, a squad of SEALs enters a two-story apartment building, slips upstairs, and sledgehammers its way through a wall, awakening a family on the other side.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Shapiro said his family and guests were awakened by state troopers banging on their doors at around 2 a.m. on Sunday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awaken
Verb
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Life is mostly repetitive—wake, eat, work, sleep, repeat—and each day can feel like an unsatisfying circle.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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Sleep paralysis is the phenomenon of being unable to move upon waking from sleep.—
Sanja Jelic,
Verywell Health,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If the quarter-final triumph against Real Madrid had a dreamlike quality, this was a game in which Arsenal awoke to the harsh realities of the sharp end of the Champions League.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But the man living there read the letter and hurried her to a house where a woman called her Phuong and awoke an elderly man asleep on a couch.—
Jennifer Brookland,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps the defining factor in a rousing year was the Dutchman’s ability to leave his ego at the door.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Without the Jedi saving the day at the last minute or John Williams' rousing musical themes adding classical wonder to the action, the clashes between the Republic and the CIS — especially those happening away from the frontlines — suddenly felt heavier and more dangerous.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Awaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awaken. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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